Youth Care Professional 1st Shift

Nexus Family Healing • Portland, OR

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Youth Care Professional for its first-shift residential program at Walden Crossing in Portland, Oregon. The small PRTF program serves up to six youth ages 10–17 with mental and developmental disabilities who have become involved in the justice system. It is a secure setting with high staff-to-youth ratios and access to 24/7 nursing, recreational and therapeutic professionals, psychiatric services, and other therapies.

The role supports and reinforces each resident’s therapeutic plan through guidance, supervision, and mentorship in daily living activities. The Youth Care Professional works with coworkers to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services, helps maintain resident safety and a positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic environment, and works with families and support networks to reinforce positive partnerships. The position also includes planning and participating in off-campus activities and helping transport residents to home visits, medical appointments, and recreational activities.

The schedule is first shift, 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., on a variable 40-hour schedule. The pay rate is $23.00 or more per hour. The position is based at Walden Crossing, 722 NE 162nd Ave, Portland, Oregon 97320.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Desire to work in human services and care for at-risk youth.
• Ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Openness to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, including language, traditions, and values.
• Successfully participate in and complete a three-part Nonviolent Crisis Intervention exam and training.
• Must be able to assist staff with physical interventions and restraints of clients.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of 2–4 hours.
• Must be able to twist, bend, and stretch as needed to perform daily activities in a residential treatment facility.

Responsibilities

• Support and reinforce residents’ therapeutic plans by providing guidance and direction in daily living activities.
• Mentor and supervise residents’ daily activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Work with coworkers to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services.
• Remain aware of each client’s phases, privileges, and restrictions, and adapt interactions accordingly.
• Ensure resident safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain a positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic environment.
• Work effectively with clients’ families and support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships, following established family engagement protocols.
• Plan and participate in off-campus resident activities.
• Assist with transporting clients to home visits, doctor appointments, and planned recreational activities.

Benefits

• Four weeks of paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment.
• Multiple health insurance coverage options.
• No-cost life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Talkspace therapy benefit for the whole family.
• Hinge Health benefit for the whole family.
• Carrot Fertility benefit.
• Continuous learning and training opportunities.
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED