Youth Care Professional - 2nd shift, FT

Nexus Family Healing•Mendota Heights, MN

17d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

The Aspen House is looking to add a 2nd shift Youth Care Professional to our caring team! Aspen House is a community-based facility for teens in Dakota and Washington counties who temporarily need a safe place to live. Youth in our care have private bedrooms and access to mental health and educational services during their stay and is staffed 24/7. We serve displaced youth ages 11-18 and pride ourselves on being a restraint-free facility. Aspen House not only provides temporary housing but also incorporates mental health assessments and services, recreational activities, educational instruction, coordination with outside supports, stabilization services, and on-going connections with family support systems. At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required
Minimum 21 years of age
Valid Driver’s License - must meet state regulating agency and corporate driving requirements
Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
Must be able to pass a DHS background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience with youth in a residential or shelter setting

Responsibilities

Provide mentorship and supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures.
Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of treatment plans and therapeutic services.
Demonstrate an acceptance and respectfulness toward diversity concerning commonalities and differences such as gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability and gender identity.
Ensure client safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean and therapeutic.
Plan and participate in client activities.
Remain cognizant of individual client phases, privileges, restrictions and adapt interactions accordingly.
Ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures involving living areas, buildings, campus grounds and while attending off-campus activities.
Work effectively with clients’ families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; Follows established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques.
Maintain appropriate boundaries in all interaction and contact with clients.
Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery