Youth Care Professional I - Critical Care Program -Overnights
About The Position
The Youth Care Professional I supports the day-to-day functioning of residents within a critical care program, delivering relationship-based, competence-centered, and trauma-informed solutions to youth and families. The role aims to help youth and families reach their full potential by creating and maintaining an atmosphere of warmth and safety, preparing them for transitions, facilitating community interaction, and promoting respect and independence. This position involves direct engagement with youth, providing emotional support, life skills training, and personal care, as well as executing activities and ensuring resident safety.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- CPR certification required or obtained within 60 days of hire
- Demonstrate the emotional competence and good judgment required to build productive, engaged children, youth, staff and family relationships while implementing required rules, expectations and routines.
- Ability to complete all required documentation in timely fashion according to established policies and regulations.
- Ability to recognize and address escalating and dysregulated youth behavior and utilizing training provided in behavior management and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) including the use of physical interventions (holds).
- Demonstrate problem-solving and conflict resolution skills with self and others.
- Consistently meet the highest standard for ethical and professional conduct towards all.
- Demonstrate the Hillside Professional Competencies of Communicates Effectively, Personal Excellence, Cultural Competence, Builds and Leverages Relationships and Optimizes Decision Making.
Nice To Haves
- Unrestricted, valid NYS driver’s license for minimum of 1 year with a clean driving record and minimum insurance coverage that meets agency standards preferred.
Responsibilities
- Engage youth and families in trust-based, productive relationships to help them prepare for transitions, interact in the community, and promote respect and independence.
- Maintain vigilance and ratio to ensure safety of residents in accordance with agency and funder requirements.
- Provide support services such as mentoring, emotional support, life skills training, and personal care to children.
- Execute after school and weekend activities.
- Accompany children on outings; transport youth to and from home time and appointments.
- Complete and maintain documentation in medical record system and daily logs to meet program requirements.
- Supervise residents through trauma-informed approaches according to established program standards.
- Respond appropriately to resident emergency and safety issues/situations, in compliance with agency and regulatory mandated reporting protocols.
- Apply appropriate emergency techniques such as Heart saver as needed.
- Recognize dysregulated youth behavior and effectively apply the continuum of crisis prevention and intervention through verbal and non-verbal de-escalation skills to reduce risk.
- This may include the use of protective interventions and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) approved physical restraints.
- Build professional relationships that support the individual development and success of residents; foster a safe, caring and supportive environment that promotes growth, skill development, and positive outcomes for residents.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- A $1,000 SIGN ON BONUS
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
