Youth & Family Support Specialist (Part-time)

Pressley Ridge Career•Uniontown, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Youth and Family Support Specialist (YFSS) assists the Treatment Coordinator and Treatment Foster Care (TFC) Treatment Parent in providing direct care services to children and youth receiving TFC services. The YFSS may also perform other tasks as required to expedite or accomplish tasks in the TFC home, office, or community, including but not limited to: transportation, supervision of biological family contact, supervision of children during meetings and in-service, assist in the facilitation of birth parent groups, connect youth and families with social activities, office related functions, and other duties as needed.

Requirements

Clearances: State Police; FBI clearance; child abuse clearance; CPSL Mandated Reporter-Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse training; any additional background checks/clearances required by state governing bodies.
Valid driver’s license and current vehicle insurance.

Responsibilities

Be available at scheduled hours to assist with maintaining visual and auditory contact with youth during home visits, in-service, and community activities.
Assist in identifying potential safety hazards to the youth and taking necessary steps to eliminate or minimize injury.
Transport youth to family visits, external appointments, and other activities when needed and as appropriate to the service being delivered.
Monitor and/or supervise biological family contact as per court order.
In TFC, assist youth with Independent Living Skills.
Support and guide youth while participating in peer activities.
Participate in program activities with the youth as needed.
Communicate any/all information pertaining to a youth, including prescheduled appointments, to program staff.
Deliver services as outlined in service plan/ISP.
Support staff in job related functions and units of service.
Be available to provide transportation as needed and as appropriate to the service being delivered.
Be available to relieve staff or TFC parents, as the schedule requires.
Work alongside families, staff, and/or TFC parents, to support completion of goals and activities.
Document time spent with youth as required by program and regulation, which may include what activity was performed, time of activity, and participants.
Complete written work that is legible, accurate and use professional language.
Meet timelines for submitting paperwork established by the program and organization.
Gather program data, as needed, and assist in preparation of data and/or summarizing information.
Complete other required paperwork and documentation.
Attend appropriate in-service, staff training, SWAN trainings, or other required job related internal and external training.
Participate in supervision.