Residential Coach (1st; Sun-Thu 7a-3p)
About The Position
Community Solutions, Inc. (CSI) is hiring a full-time Residential Coach for its Lisa’s House program in Plainville, Connecticut. Lisa’s House provides youth with individualized treatment, services, and interventions focused on emotional regulation, decision-making, healthy relationships, and educational functioning, using Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The Residential Coach provides direct supervision, daily care, and support services for girls and their families involved with the program. This first-shift role is scheduled Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and pays $21.51 per hour. Travel may be required for up to 25%.
Requirements
- An associate’s degree in Human Services or a related field with at least six months of relevant experience, or, in lieu of a degree, at least two years of professional experience in human services.
- Familiarity with gender-responsive, relational, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approaches.
- Ability to work with challenging youth and families.
- Ability to attend first-shift offsite training during the first month of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s degree in Human Services or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Provide care, custody, and supervision for youth, including maintenance and educational and recreational planning and facilitation in alignment with the program’s therapeutic model.
- Counsel and advise girls individually and in groups, model appropriate behavior, and encourage positive interpersonal relationships.
- Contribute to a safe program community and culture.
- Facilitate daily focus and skills-development groups.
- Develop and promote gender-specific approaches and maintain a gender-specific, relational, culturally competent, and strength-based program culture.
- Participate in weekly planning of program goals and objectives with assigned youth.
- Document daily activities and maintain logs and notes according to policy, using web-based and paper records.
- Prepare timely and accurate reports about activities, incidents, and girls’ progress and adjustment.
- Oversee the maintenance and cleanliness of the living environment.
- Participate and contribute as a member of the program team.
- Support and monitor family visits and assist with family mediations as necessary.
- Maintain order and security using appropriate crisis-intervention techniques and training.
- Transport girls to scheduled appointments and activities and provide line-of-sight supervision.
- Implement and monitor the program’s behavior-motivation system.
- Model enthusiasm, empathy, competency, and pro-social beliefs and values.
- Ensure medication is administered in compliance with agency policies and procedures.
- Respond to crisis and emergency situations and remain involved with youth to ensure their safety and the safety of other participants.
- Complete required training during business hours and/or regularly scheduled shift hours.
- Perform responsibilities and assignments in accordance with CSSD and CSI guidelines, policies, and procedures, along with other assigned, related, or required duties.
Benefits
- Two weeks of vacation during the first year, increasing to three weeks after one year.
- Seven days of sick time and four floating holidays.
- Medical, dental, and voluntary vision plans.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Short-term disability, accident insurance, hospital coverage, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) options.
- 401(k) plan with automatic enrollment and a 100% company match up to 4%.
- Tuition reimbursement after one year.
- Ongoing training and opportunities for certification.
- Mileage reimbursement for business-related travel at the current IRS rate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
