Youth Support Specialist (PT 16, 1st; Sat-Sun 7a-3p)
About The Position
Community Solutions, Inc. (CSI) is hiring a part-time Youth Support Specialist for its Coventry House residential program in Coventry, Rhode Island. The role provides direct care, supervision, support, and guidance to youth residents, helping them make progress during their stay and successfully reintegrate into their communities. The specialist works with other team members to develop and implement individualized plans and maintains accurate records of resident progress and behavior. The position calls for strong communication, problem-solving, interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills, as well as the ability to remain calm in high-pressure situations. The role also includes monitoring residents and facility activities, conducting searches and checks, documenting required observations, transporting clients as needed, supporting medication self-administration, and facilitating client intake, orientation, movement, and visitation. CSI provides ongoing trauma-informed training and offers opportunities for training, certification, and professional development. The schedule is Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.–3 p.m., for 16 hours per week. Starting pay is $19.98 per hour.
Requirements
- High school diploma and four years of experience in the social service or criminal justice field; education may be substituted with relevant experience on a one-year-for-one-year basis.
- Valid driver's license.
- Able to arrive 15 minutes before the shift for shift change and, when required, stay later.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree plus one year of experience in the social service or criminal justice field is preferred.
- Experience working with a youth population is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care and supervision to youth residents in a residential setting.
- Develop and implement individualized plans for residents in collaboration with team members.
- Provide residents with ongoing support and guidance throughout their stay.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of resident progress and behavior.
- Ensure residents receive support and resources to help them reintegrate into their communities.
- Conduct employment, job-search, and home-confinement spot checks on each shift and document results.
- Conduct assigned common-area, room, and perimeter searches and document results.
- Conduct and document pat/pocket searches for clients entering the facility.
- Complete and document house counts every hour from midnight to 8 a.m. and every two hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Transport clients as needed in a company vehicle.
- Conduct monthly emergency drills.
- Secure urine samples from same-sex clients and complete required paperwork and electronic documentation.
- Supervise client visitation and sign visitors and contractors in and out of the facility.
- Complete intake for new arrivals before the end of the shift.
- Facilitate client orientation as assigned and facilitate client movement into and out of the facility.
- Monitor clients’ self-administration of medication.
Benefits
- Ongoing trauma-informed training.
- Training, certification, and professional development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
