OVERNIGHT WORKER (YF)

CHILDRENS HOME ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS•West Peoria, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Our residential treatment program is home to 30 kids ages 8-19 whose emotional, behavioral, or social dysfunction requires highly-structured, 24-hour care. The goal of this program is to stabilize their behaviors so they may return home or be placed in a more permanent living situation. Intensive, specialized treatment services are provided through counseling, psychiatric assessment and treatment, skill development and educational programming. The overnight residential worker is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all the clients on the unit/cottage during sleeping hours. They are required to do regularly scheduled bed checks (every 15 minutes) and accurately complete documentation regarding those bed checks. The overnight worker is also responsible for suicide watch on any client who has been designated to be at risk of harming themselves. It is required that the overnight worker remains awake and alert throughout the entire shift. It is expected that the overnight worker perform household duties on the unit/cottage to maintain upkeep and cleanliness as well as to assist them in remaining awake. The overnight worker should be aware of all licensing standards and abide by them at all times.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
Child care skills.
Dependability.
Ability to work objectively with disturbed children.
Ability and judgment to work independently.
Demonstrated maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences in children and families served.
Ability to handle job related matters in a professional, diplomatic and confidential manner.
Must be 21 years of age to meet DCFS requirements.
If residents in the program are female, then the overnight counselor must also be a female in order to meet DCFS requirements.
Ability to remain awake while residents are sleeping and the unit/cottage is quiet.
Vision, hearing and speaking ability which allows for effective communication of information.
Ability to physically restrain residents as needed.
Physical and emotional stamina to effectively handle job related issues and stress.
Valid driver’s license and ability to transport self and clients to various locations.
Ability to pass DCFS driving requirements.
This position requires candidates to have a valid Illinois driver's license and a personal, insured vehicle at all times.
This position requires candidates to sometimes work holidays and weekends.
This position requires candidates to complete mandatory trainings during first shift (8 AM- 4 PM), especially during the first month of employment.

Nice To Haves

Related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides awake, overnight coverage in one or more of the agency’s out-of-home placement programs during normal sleeping hours of residents; ensures care, welfare, safety and security of clients on third shift.
Ensuring the safety and security of all the clients on the unit/cottage during sleeping hours.
Performing regularly scheduled bed checks (every 15 minutes) and accurately completing documentation regarding those bed checks.
Performing suicide watch on any client who has been designated to be at risk of harming themselves.
Remaining awake and alert throughout the entire shift.
Performing household duties on the unit/cottage to maintain upkeep and cleanliness.
Being aware of all licensing standards and abiding by them at all times.