Youth Care Specialist

Children's Network of Hillsborough•Lutz, FL

1d•$20

About The Position

The primary role of the Youth Care Specialist 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