Therapeutic Skills Coach

Redwood Community Services • Eureka, CA

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides direct oversight, supervision, and care for each individual child in a residential setting and in the field, under the supervision of a Program Supervisor and/or Program Director. The role involves providing cross-setting care and interventions to youth to stabilize their behaviors and teach functional skills, enabling them to mitigate behaviors identified as reasons for placement in the residential treatment facility. The ultimate goal is to help youth quickly return to and live in the community in a family setting. Night-time childcare workers are required to remain awake during their complete shift and follow all night shift procedures, including bed checks every 5-15 minutes as required by licensing.

Requirements

• TSC I: Less than two (2) years of FTE experience in mental health related field providing direct mental health services.
• TSC II: At least two (2) years but less than four years of FTE experience in a mental health related field providing direct mental health services.
• TSC III: At least four (4) years of full-time/equivalent (FTE) experience in a mental health related field proving direct mental health services. Up to two (2) years of the four (4) years of experience can be substituted by years of education in a mental health-related field or by completion of the County Core Skills Training. A minimum of two (2) years of actual work experience is required. The education requirement must be a minimum of two (2) years of education (60 semester or 90 quarter units) with a minimum of 12 semesters (18 quarter) units in mental health-related subject areas such as child development, social work, human behavior, rehabilitation, psychology, or alcohol and drug counseling.
• TSC IV, V, VI: Associate’s degree +6 years experience; Bachelor’s degree +4 years experience, or Master’s degree + 2 years experience in a mental health related field &/or working with at-risk youth in a residential or mental health setting.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must possess a valid CA Driver’s License, current auto insurance, and a clean DMV printout (no more than 3 points).
• Must pass a clear background check with DOJ, CACI, FBI, CCL.
• CPR and First Aid Certified.
• TB Exam and Physical at the time of employment.
• Driving is a required function of this position. Employees must use a personal vehicle that meet all agency requirements, including maintaining liability insurance that meets or exceeds state requirements. Employees are responsible for ensuring the timely renewal of their vehicle insurance policies and providing updated documentation to the agency to remain in good standing and compliant with position requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Language Translation - Bi-cultural Spanish
• Bimodal Bilingualism - ASL Sign Language
• Bimodal Multilingualism - ASL Sign Language

Responsibilities

• Assists in the implementation of plans for the supervision, care and treatment of children and youth to meet the programmatic and treatment objectives both in residential treatment and the community.
• Implements care and supervision interventions that cross treatment settings (this includes supervision and care in-home and, in the community, while the child is practicing skills and behaviors required for her/him to live outside the residential facility) later successfully.
• Assists youth and families with activities including but not limited to community linkage, transportation, visitation, activities of daily living, education, and life skills acquisition.
• Monitors interaction and behaviors to provide daily structure, natural and logical consequences, and appropriate nurturing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package available.
• Pay Differentials Offered (must qualify through testing or verification): Language Translation - Bi-cultural Spanish: $1.00 per hour
• Pay Differentials Offered (must qualify through testing or verification): Bimodal Bilingualism - ASL Sign Language: $1.00 per hour
• Pay Differentials Offered (must qualify through testing or verification): Bimodal Multilingualism - ASL Sign Language: $2.00 per hour
• Pay Differentials Offered (must qualify through testing or verification): Overnight/Graveyard - Stay Awake Shifts: $1.00 per hour
• In-depth onboarding and training orientation, which includes CPR/First Aid, Crisis Communication/Pro-ACT, Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, Collaborative Problem Solving, introductions to all RCS departments, and other valuable trainings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees