Youth Support Professional - 1st shift, PT

Nexus Family Healing•Rochester, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a part-time Youth Support Professional for the Southeast Regional Crisis Center (SERCC) in Rochester, Minnesota. The role supports and reinforces clients’ therapeutic treatment plans by providing guidance, assistance, and direction in daily living and scheduled therapeutic activities. The position is onsite, works the first shift from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with rotating weekends, and is scheduled for 10–20 hours per week. Pay is $19.00 per hour. Employees who drive 45 miles or more receive a $200 bi-weekly commute stipend. The role is part of a mission-driven mental health organization serving youth and families. The Youth Support Professional helps maintain a safe, positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic environment; works with coworkers to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services; and builds effective, culturally responsive relationships with clients and their families or support networks. Nexus emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and its ICARE values: Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, and Excellence.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 21 years of age.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet state regulating agency and corporate driving requirements.
Ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
Openness to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, including consideration of language, traditions, and values.
Successfully pass a DHS background check.

Responsibilities

Provide mentorship and supervise clients’ daily activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures.
Work as part of a team to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services.
Demonstrate acceptance and respect for diversity, including differences and commonalities related to gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability, and gender identity.
Ensure client safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain a positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic environment.
Plan and participate in client activities.
Remain aware of each client’s phases, privileges, and restrictions, and adapt interactions accordingly.
Follow safety policies and procedures for living areas, buildings, campus grounds, and off-campus activities.
Work effectively with clients’ families and support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships, following protocols for family engagement and involvement.
Maintain appropriate boundaries in interactions and contact with clients.
Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery.