Youth Residential Treatment Worker - ITTC Girls
About The Position
The Youth Residential Treatment Worker provides direct supervision and care to residents in the assigned Intensive Transitional Treatment Center (ITTC), following state, agency, and departmental guidelines. The role may serve as shift supervisor when the shift supervisor or lead child care worker is absent. Direct-care staff working in ITTCs must maintain Medication Administration Certification, TCI De-escalation Techniques (Part A) Certification, and TCI Physical Intervention Techniques (Part B) Certification. This is a full-time hourly shift position located at the Main Campus in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, with a day shift and no remote-work capability. The listed salary range is $23.10–$33.65 per hour. The position requires a valid Connecticut or other home-state driver’s license for transporting residents in agency vehicles. The description notes that duties may include job-related tasks beyond those specifically listed.
Requirements
- Maintain Medication Administration Certification.
- Maintain TCI De-escalation Techniques (Part A) Certification.
- Maintain TCI Physical Intervention Techniques (Part B) Certification.
- Maintain a valid Connecticut or other home-state driver’s license.
- Demonstrate initiative, empathy, self-reflection and growth, time management, conflict resolution and de-escalation, effective communication, and organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree preferred, with three years of experience at an appropriate child-caring facility, or five years of comparable experience.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, counsel, train, orient, and evaluate assigned children.
- Maintain an environment that supports residents’ safety and security.
- Take immediate corrective action when needed and report deficiencies in health, safety, or housekeeping standards to the shift supervisor, Assistant Director, or Director of ITTC.
- Ensure residents’ basic needs are met, including personal hygiene, nutrition, clothing, personal comfort items, and appropriate living conditions.
- Supervise residents’ daily routines, including meals, wake-up and bedtime, showers, and recreational activities.
- Supervise students in accordance with the ITTC Behavioral/Incentive Program and procedures.
- Respond according to agency and ITTC procedures to situations requiring physical or emotional intervention.
- Respond according to agency and shelter procedures to emergencies, including medical emergencies, fires, and police intervention.
- Follow health clinic and other medical professionals’ guidelines for residents’ medical care.
- Maintain required documentation, including logbooks, incident reports, physical intervention forms, and checklists.
- Develop and coordinate recreational activities.
- Attend ITTC team meetings and provide input to support treatment-plan development.
- Perform shift supervisor duties in the absence of the shift supervisor and lead child care worker.
- Administer training for entry-level personnel as developed by the shift supervisor.
- Administer medications according to established procedures and maintain state certifications.
- Follow agency policies and procedures in the WCS Personnel Handbook, WCS Procedure Manual, and departmental manuals.
- Serve as a positive role model for students and staff.
- Respect and support cultural and socioeconomic differences among residents and staff, and help ensure services and agency programs and policies are delivered without discrimination or bias.
- Maintain a valid Connecticut or other home-state driver’s license to transport residents in agency vehicles.
- Perform other duties assigned by the shift supervisor or shelter administrative personnel.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
