Youth Support Specialist (Per Diem)
About The Position
Community Solutions Inc. is seeking a per diem Youth Support Specialist at its Coventry House location in Coventry, Rhode Island. The role provides client supervision and completes required program operations while upholding agency policies and procedures for the safety and security of clients, agency property, and the community. The specialist serves as a role model and helps provide a safe environment through counseling, advocacy, and support. This is an as-needed per diem position with various shift hours. The starting wage is $19.98 per hour, plus any applicable shift differentials. The role may require arriving 15 minutes before a shift for handoff and staying later when required.
Requirements
- High school diploma and four years of experience in the social service or criminal justice field; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant experience is preferred.
- Education may be substituted with relevant experience on a one-year-for-one-year basis.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Strong attention to detail.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Provide updates about client issues and incidents.
- Verify physical items passed between shifts and ensure facility keys are secure.
- Conduct employment, job-search, and home-confinement spot checks on each shift.
- Conduct and document assigned common-area, room, and perimeter searches.
- Conduct and document pat and pocket searches of clients entering the facility; confiscate contraband and complete incident reports.
- Complete and document house counts hourly 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.
- Collect urine samples from same-sex clients and complete required paperwork and electronic documentation.
- Supervise client visits 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 manage client movement into and out of the facility.
- Monitor clients’ self-administration of medication.
- Follow agency policies and procedures to maintain the safety and security of clients, agency property, and the community.
- Provide a safe environment and serve as a role model while facilitating counseling, advocacy, and support.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of the employee’s contribution.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
