Youth Care Worker - Residential Group Homes - Part Time weekends

Rite of Passage • South Lake Tahoe, CA

7h • Onsite

About The Position

The California Qualifying Houses offer young women a normalized high school experience while developing transition and independent living skills using our Integrated Care Model program. This unique program offers students opportunities for positive change and unlimited potential for achievement. The Q-House has served this population since 1984. As a Youth Care Worker, you will have the unique opportunity to create a positive, safe, and supportive environment for the youth we serve while building a career rich in growth opportunities and self-fulfillment.

Requirements

• Be empathetic, patient, consistent, compassionate, have an honest work ethic, and treat others with respect.
• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Have a bachelor’s degree or 12 Semester Units of Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Development, or Psychology.
• One year of previous experience employed as a full-time staff at a group home, short-term residential therapeutic program, or substance abuse treatment program.
• Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and TB test.
• Be able to pass a search of the child abuse central registry.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety, around-the-clock supervision, mediation, crisis management, and social, educational, and recreational support while following the daily schedule.
• Monitor and document client behaviors and activities.
• Transport youth in company vehicles.
• Communicate any youth-related concerns, behavior changes, emotions, academic progress, and their overall disposition to ensure the treatment plan is adjusted to meet the youth's success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level