Youth Care Worker

Ain Dah Yung Our Home Center•Saint Paul, MN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Primary responsibilities include assisting team members with overall operations of shelter facility and responsible for the direct care, behavior management and supervision to shelter residents, ages 5-17. This includes monitoring personal hygiene, health, medication administration, client intakes and discharges, meal preparation, kitchen clean-up and maintenance, assistance with the planning and facilitation of daily cultural & physical activities to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our youth.

Requirements

AA degree in human services, child development, elementary/secondary education or related field is preferred.
A minimum of 3 years’ experience working with youth who exhibit varying degrees of difficult behavior in a residential, therapeutic, group or classroom setting preferred.
Knowledgeable of the Native American Indian culture, values, and family systems.
Ability to work constructively with children and youth who exhibit varying degrees of difficult behaviors.
Demonstrate and promote a chemically healthy lifestyle.
Knowledgeable of traditional Indian child-rearing methods, culture, values and family systems.
Cognizant of and sensitive to the special needs/issues of American Indian children in out-of-home placement.
Sufficient physical strength and ability to independently and repeatedly lift, move, and carry objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
Ability to stand/walk up three (3) flights of stairs repeatedly.
Ability to bend/squat/twist/reach constantly.
Valid driver’s license and pass MN DHS background study.
Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.).
Valid Minnesota Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record.

Nice To Haves

AA degree in human services, child development, elementary/secondary education or related field.
A minimum of 3 years’ experience working with youth who exhibit varying degrees of difficult behavior in a residential, therapeutic, group or classroom setting.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care, behavior management, and supervision of shelter residents to ensure health and safety of everyone.
Monitor personal hygiene, health, medication administration, behavioral/emotional status and provide conflict resolution/counseling between residents if needed.
Prepare healthy and nutritious meals and snacks for shelter residents in accordance with the shelter menu.
Maintain a sanitary environment by performing light maintenance duties, including kitchen clean-up after each meal.
Facilitate daily engaging, interactive activities and groups of a recreational, cultural or educational nature.
Provide case management support as needed by providing transportation, documentation in appropriate logs and files, complete client Intakes and discharges.
Supervise parental visits.
Provide emotional support to shelter residents and provide resources as needed.
Enforce program policies and procedures, provide emotional support to shelter residents and their families and screen crisis referrals.
Provide transportation to shelter residents and ensure the driving log is complete after every ride.
Perform telephone coverage, screen referrals and provide information to residents and community.
Attend weekly shelter staff meetings.
Follow the on-call posted schedule and be available by phone and prepared to come to the Shelter in Emergency circumstances.