Youth Care Specialist (Part-Time)

Children's Network of Hillsborough • Lutz, FL

9d • $20

About The Position

The primary role of the Youth Care Specialist (Part-Time) is to provide quality care and supervision to youth in the group home, generate accurate documentation and perform duties necessary for the overall safety and well-being of the youth under their care.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must have dependability, discretion, and good judgement
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others
• Must be able to operate standard modern office machinery, including fax, telephone, calculator, computer, scanner, printer, copier, and mail machine.
• Minimum typing speed of 45 wpm; excellent word processing skills.
• Must be competent with Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
• Must be competent with basic e-mail protocol and procedures including sending, receiving, replying, attachments, and meeting scheduling; excellent written and oral communication skills; effective listening skills; ability to work as a team member, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Must abide by the highest standards of confidentiality.
• Valid driver’s license, clean driver’s license check, and proof of insurance is required
• Criminal background screening (fingerprinting ~Local Law Enforcement/FBI/FDLE, and Abuse Registry)
• Drug Screening is a requirement
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents, and/or governmental regulations.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to be proactive, as well as handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• This job requires the ability to sit for extended periods; walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear.
• This job requires visual acuity sufficient to read and to operate standard modern office machines.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience working with youth in a structured setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate direction for children/youth in their daily routines by establishing and maintaining professional boundaries and creating an atmosphere conducive to growth and development by giving positive reinforcement as appropriate
• Provide supervision to youth on and off campus, coordinate and engage in recreational and service activities for youth
• Teach life and independent living skills in accordance with child specific service plans
• Assist to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a family like environment
• Provide transportation of youth to school, medical or other appointments and designated activities
• Monitor, support, and encourage academic performance and educational success
• Maintain confidentiality of youth’s personal and medical information
• Properly document daily activities based on established policies and protocols and ensure effective communication with other staff
• Communicate effectively with other direct care staff during shift change and keep other staff informed of pertinent youth information and campus events
• Maintain the order, safety, cleanliness of the group home
• Dispense medications as prescribed by a medical professional once trained
• Participates in in-service training sessions and attends staff meetings
• Other duties may be assigned as special projects may be requested

What This Job Offers

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