Youth Guidance Specialist

Description of essential duties and responsibilities:

• Supervises residents at all times, by keeping them in close proximity and in visual and auditory distance at all times.
• Supervise the chores of teach resident and ensures that the group home is properly maintained.
• Informs shift supervisor of any pertinent information of daily activates, health and well-being of each residents.
• Ensures that resident practice proper personal hygiene daily.
• Ensures that residents maintain their schedule.
• Develops a thorough understanding of all security and emergency procedures.
• Participates in shift change and ensures that all pertinent information is documented and reported.
• Follows all group home policies and procedures.
• Performs housekeeping duties in defined areas and ensures that the facility is clean at all times.
• Informs shift supervisor of any safety, security issues, and all maintenance problems.
• Completes incidents reports, daily logs, resident shift notations, and all program documentation that is applicable.
• Uses acquired knowledge to supervise and facilitation of recreation activities to achieve a desired outcome. Will become knowledgeable about recreation activities and how recreational activities are properly performed.
• Dresses appropriately for the position.
• Supports and promotes an environment for residents in need for substance abuse and co-occurring services that is recovery focused, welcoming, and attentive to the needs of consumers who may have experienced trauma in their lives.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings and training on regular basis.
• Assist with weekly audit of resident chart.
• Ensure all visitors coming into the facility are approved to visit or transport a resident.
• Responsible for maintain strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding resident information.
• Performs other duties as directed
• Establish and maintains professional working relationships with supervisor and peers; while effectively working within a team setting cohesively.

Qualifications for position:

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• A high school diploma or its equivalent and two years of experiences working in a residential setting or a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Must pass all background checks, fingerprinting, drug and alcohol screening.

Supervisory relationships:

This position reports directly to the Assistant Shift Supervisor and Shift Supervisor

Skills and knowledge required:

The individual must have adequate visual and auditory skills to supervise residents, possess well-developed oral and written skills.  Must be able to work in a crisis situation, remain calm, and be able to defuse the situation if situation arises.

Prior experience required:

See qualifications for position

Personal qualities:

Individuals should have sufficient interpersonal skills to work closely with both peers and residents.

Amount of travel and other special conditions or requirements:

Travel may be required in order to obtain job-relevant training.

Work Schedule:

Required 40 hour work week-flexible; must be willing to work all shifts and on short notice

Safety Sensitive:

Due to the safety sensitive nature of this position, medical marijuana license holders who test positive for marijuana will not be qualified for this position.