Youth Care Professional - On-Call

Nexus Family Healing•Austin, MN

30d•$17 - $19

About The Position

Nexus-Gerard, a member of Nexus Family Healing's family of treatment programs, is looking for a resilient and compassionate On-Call Youth Care Professional who is able to provide youth exceptional care. Each person you work alongside is dedicated to a common purpose: changing lives through our cornerstone values. 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. Our Youth Care Professional is responsible for providing reliable and timely support and reinforcement of all therapeutic programing by providing guidance and direction to clients in their daily living activities by utilizing trauma informed practices to maintain a safe environment, while ensuring the client’s needs are met.

Requirements

Minimum 21 years of age
High School diploma or GED is required
Valid driver’s license required, must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
YCP: Previous experience is not required
YCP I: 1+ years’ experience in a field of treatment, probation, case management in human services, in-home work, therapy, or counseling or has met the Nexus Proficiency and YCP Program requirements
YCP II: 1+ year of experience in residential setting (residential, group home, congregate care) or has met the Nexus Proficiency and YCP Program requirements
YCP III: 1.5 years (18 months) experience required, in a residential setting or has met the Nexus Proficiency and YCP Program requirements
ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies: Innovation : Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches. Compassion : Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern. Agility : Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly. Responsiveness : Being quick, positive, and accurate. Excellence : Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

Responsibilities

Initiative engagement with client and provides safe interactions, mentorship and supervision of their daily activities and behaviors according to established guidelines and procedures.
Monitors and coach’s clients to achieve activities of daily living such as personal hygiene, grooming, upkeep of living areas and laundry.
Assures clients adhere to and engage in the daily schedules and activities established for the program, including school, therapy sessions, group sessions, external appointments, and family visits.
Serves as a mentor and role model by demonstrating compassion and understanding for feelings, and experiences of staff and clients; communicates in an honest, positive, and respectful manner.
Plans and participate in creating daily scheduling, activities, treatment planning, guidance plans, and safety protocols.
Demonstrates acceptance and inclusivity concerning individual commonalities and differences such as gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability, and gender identity.
Advocate for the client’s needs.
Engage in therapeutic interventions with clients within treatment parameters, while always maintaining healthy and appropriate boundaries with clients and families.
Demonstrate and abides by the Empowering Restorative Engagement Model (ERE Model) and programming; directs staff in developing action plans, safety planning through the ERE model.
Comply with Nexus policies involving privacy and confidentiality for clients and their families.
Complete all client related documentation accurately and professionally (incidents, progress notes, etc.).