Youth Worker: Grant House- Per Diem- 5948

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JOB TITLE: Youth Worker

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Per-diem

SCHEDULED HOURS: As Needed, Preferably Thursdays 1st shift and/or Saturdays 3rd shift

PROGRAM/LOCATION: Grant House, Coventry, CT

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: GRANT HOUSE

A community-based group home which provides 24-hour staffing and a built in therapeutic component for 6 boys, aged 13 to 18, who have experienced trauma and loss and who have serious emotional and behavioral problems. Most of the boys referred to Grant House have been in hospitals or other residential treatment facilities before coming to CHR. The home allows the boys to live in a more normal, home-like setting within the community while providing the structure, services and treatment they need to be safe, to heal and to grow.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Great way to get your foot in the mental health field.
• Opportunity to grow your skills and take part of trainings.
• Grow invaluable relationships with the clients.

OBJECTIVE OF POSITION:

To provide 24 hour care for children and adolescents who need this level of care due to complex emotional and behavioral issues. The programs provide stabilization, clinical assessment and treatment, child care, education around daily living skills, recreational and therapeutic activities, educational linkage and support, case management and coordination of care. Programs provide a family involved, trauma informed, and strengths-based approach to care.

By:

• Providing direct care of children and/or adolescents in placement with a wide range of responsibility for program activities, child supervision and safety skills.
• Providing adequate safety and supervision, being actively engaged in the process of building relationships, understanding and solving problems as part of a team.
• Offering energy, safety and commitment in their work with our residents through genuine, caring and empathic engagement. The programs support family treatment and involvement.
• Providing facilitation, supervision, and support for visits and family connections with parents, relatives and other significant people in the life of our youth.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates an understanding of child development relevant to the age group of the home worked in, demonstrates an understanding of the actual developmental levels of youth in the home, and intervenes to promote development and adjusts expectations by taking in to account developmental understanding.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of family/kinship connections to youth in our homes and supports those connections by welcoming parents, relatives, and caregivers on visits and facilitating planned contacts with families in the program, the community, and the family/relative home.
• Demonstrates an ability to form and maintain positive, nurturing relationships with youth by building trust and supporting competencies through interest and active engagement.
• Demonstrates the ability to teach and support the learning of a broad range of skills including those related to: emotional regulation, age appropriate activities and competencies, and living in a home-like setting. Plan and actively participate in activities to support and increase skills and competencies.
• Demonstrates an empathic understanding of complex trauma and its effects including abuse, loss, and neglect that youth bring to placement.
• Incorporating that understanding in interactions with youth and responses to pain based behavior.
• Demonstrates an awareness of the physical and emotional environment by contributing to the home being a place that is emotionally and physically safe, nurturing, appropriately engaging and stimulating, which fosters growth and resilience.
• Support routines of youth through assisting and supervising wake-up, bedtime, personal care routines, completion of chores and laundry, meals, meal preparation, recreational activities, homework supervision and assistance.
• Transport youth when necessary.
• Providing coverage or working shifts in the other child therapeutic group homes as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred, Associates degree or 2 years of college with minimum 2 years of relevant experience, or High School Diploma (GED) with a minimum of 4 years relevant experience

Experience: Substantial child care or youth experience required. Bachelor’s degree preferred

Licensure/Certification/Registration: DCF Medication Administration Certification, First Aid, CPR, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Certification and CARE Training Certification are required to be successfully completed before the end of the new employee probation period and are required to be maintained throughout employment. Agency scheduled and required trainings, E-Learning trainings as assigned, and any other program specific training as scheduled. Valid driver’s license.

Training/Continued Competency: Continued skill development and maintain certifications.

WHY CHR:

• Voted Top Workplace 10 years in a row!
• Generous paid time off, including your birthday!
• 403b Retirement Plan contributions
• Competitive insurance premiums
• Discounts on pet, auto, and home insurances as well!
• Education and licensure reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan repayment program offered at select sites!
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development program
• Career development
• Internal career fairs- meet directly with a recruiter and discuss your career goals
• Plenty of growth opportunities (we have over 80 programs state-wide!)
• Free trainings, clinical supervision, and mentoring available at many programs
• Robust wellness program
• Annual wellness stipend
• 3 free confidential counseling sessions available 24/7 to employees and household dependents through an employee assistance program
• FREE premium subscription to the Calm app (meditations, music, sleep stories and more!) for you and up to 5 family members
• Virtual bring your pet to work lunches, free weekly yoga, employee appreciation events, and more!
• Ample opportunities to get involved and have your voice heard
• Thought-provoking and interactive learning opportunities for all staff focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) throughout the agency
• Employee-lead resource groups
• Leadership luncheons with our CEO
• Join any one of our agency committees!
• Stay informed with frequent updates
• Weekly video messages directly from our CEO
• Monthly newsletters
• And much, much more…!
• Many of the benefits listed above are available to all staff regardless of hours worked! Please note that some of the listed benefits may be subject to eligibility.

COMPENSATION:

$17.00/hr

• Our per diem and fee for service positions offer a flat hourly rate.

CHR is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that respects differences and honors the experience of our diverse staff. We encourage women, members of ethnic minorities, LGBTQ individuals, people with (dis)abilities, and veterans to apply.

Take the first step to a meaningful career and apply to CHR today!

Experience

Required
• Substantial child care experience

Education

Preferred
• Associate of Arts or better
• Associate of Science or better
• Bachelors or better