Part Time Overnight Break-Floater Youth Development Professional

ELMCREST CHILDRENS CENTER INC•City of Syracuse, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Overnight Break-Floater Youth Development Professional’s (OBF-YDP) primary function is to provide breaks for full-time staff, monitoring and maintaining continuity of care or service. The OBF- YDP is charged with providing a safe, secure, and nurturing environment. The OBF-YDP is scheduled in a manner that best accommodates the staff ratio and program coverage requirements, as it relates to providing meal and rest breaks. A regular, set schedule can be expected.

Requirements

Act with integrity and behave in a manner consistent with our policies, Code of Conduct and any regulatory and ethical guidelines.
Utilize practices and techniques professionals train to interact with children, families and co-workers appropriately.
Open to new experiences and learning new skills and information that can improve professional development, progressive work environments and support the mission of Elmcrest.
Display the necessary passion and empathetic abilities to serve the Elmcrest mission.
Committed to improving the lives of children and families.
Value human dignity and have respect for others.
Actively seek out diverse approaches and points of view.
Systemically observe, analyze and utilize self-reflection to improve actions or results.
Listen to constructive feedback and concerns and maintain positive relationships in the workplace.
Able to relate to a dynamic environment.
Flexible and able to solve problems as unanticipated challenges present themselves.
Self-aware, enjoys, and is comfortable interacting with children.
Technically and physically able to provide crisis intervention, including physical restraints. The Agency provides this required training.
Must understand and demonstrate the principles of care (Boys Town and TCI) to which Elmcrest ascribes and trains.
Ability to lift 50 pounds without assistance.
Able to provide crisis intervention, including physical restraints. Restraints may include resistive force, bending, squatting, kneeling, lying down, and holding youth to maintain safety.
Ability to sit, squat, crouch, and stand for elongated periods
Ability to lift arms overhead in a reaching motion
Ability to walk up and down stairs several times per day.
Varying levels of travel as determined by departmental needs may be required with this position.
Driver’s license with a driving record acceptable to our insurance carrier.

Nice To Haves

College, and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Float to identified Residential programs to cover 30-minute meal and rest breaks for each YDP
Teaching and fostering a resident’s skill development relative to his/her individual needs only during the times residents may be awake and in need of support during the time(s) breaks are being covered, if single staffed.
Interacting and intervening with residents following their treatment plans and Individualized Crisis Support Plan, only during the times residents may be awake and in need of support during the time(s) breaks are being covered, if singles staffed.
Maintain a physically and emotionally safe & supportive environment by: Maintaining and providing a safe and secure physical environment for each resident.
Providing continuous supervision of residents.
Using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention de-escalation techniques (proximity, time and space, caring gestures, etc.), primarily and for only when urgent situations arise.
Develop and maintain appropriate and positive relationships with residents by: Demonstrating appropriate social boundaries.
Having a non-threatening and supportive demeanor.
Complete all assigned paperwork (case documentation, reports, shift logs, etc.) accurately and on time, for the length of time staff are on their breaks, if single staffed.
Provide regular, documented night checks when working the awake overnight shift, for the length of time staff are on their breaks, if single staffed
Report incidents of child maltreatment, neglect, and/or abuse.
Follow all agency and department policies & procedures.
Other duties assigned only as it relates to the OBF YDP role