Bilingual Youth Care Worker OVN - Seton Home

Seton Home•San Antonio, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Seton Home works to break the cycle of abuse and poverty by providing a caring home, education, and support services necessary to transform the lives of pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their children. This position is for an Overnight Youth Care Worker. All Youth Care Workers may be required to work different shifts in order to meet program needs. The tasks outlined are a general outline, and other job duties will be assigned to meet program needs.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Minimum of 1-year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
Reliable transportation.
Valid driver license.
Valid vehicle insurance.
Must provide immunization/shot records.
Submit to a state and federal background check, Child abuse and neglect registry check, and Tuberculosis screening.
Be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of performing assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities.
Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with unaccompanied children.
Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases
DTaP or Tdap: Complete primary vaccination series. If primary vaccination series completed in childhood, one DTaP dose in adulthood.
Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.
Minimum of 1-year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
Some knowledge of computer software, familiarity with or ability to utilize KaleidaCare and MS Office (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive).
Ability to set and teach trauma informed care practices.
Excellent communication skills.
Successful completion and implementation of SAMA.
Possess sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
Ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served in order to help them gain skills and confidence.
Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members, service providers and professionals.
Capacity to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately in order to meet service goals.
Demonstrate a commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems.
Demonstrate a conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
Ability to function independently and in a team setting.
Must pass a criminal background check.
Bilingual: Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
Knowledge of human behavior and development preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct hourly bed checks throughout the night to ensure safety of residents.
Providing care for infants when residents ask for assistance.
Complete daily medication audit and email to appropriate personnel.
Document daily logs and incident reports using the internal database, ensuring important information is included.
Clean and make ready vacant rooms.
Prepare breakfast for residents on a daily basis.
Completing shelter intake process with new arrivals as needed.
Assisting with transporting residents to the hospital as needed.
Ensuring that residents who are scheduled to discharge from the program are ready by the designated time.
Check refrigerators/pantry for expired food items.
Other duties as assigned.