Youth Treatment Specialist (Full-Time)

Wedgwood Christian Services•Grand Rapids, MI

10d•$23•Onsite

About The Position

Youth Treatment Specialist (Full-Time) - VanAndel-Summit Program What youll do: The Youth Treatment Specialist is responsible for providing daily care, counsel and supervision to the adolescents living within the VanAndel-Summit residential home. This program provides services for substance abuse recovery for male and female adolescents ranging in age from 12-18 years old. Compensation + Collaboration Were starting team members up to $22.50 per hour with a generous benefits package. Youll join a passionate, purposeful, and collaborative team who is committed to doing what it takes to give youth a brighter future. Where healing begins. The teens who come to live at Wedgwood often have little sense of what a loving home feels like. As a Wedgwood Youth Treatment Specialist, you can help instill the compassion, self-worth, and optimism that our residents need to overcome their trauma, addiction, and behavioral health issues. Youll work alongside our expert clinical care team to mentor residents, building relationships utilizing trauma-informed care techniques, helping them develop healthy life skills, and teaching teens to use their voices for position outcomes. By consistently showing up for our residents, you can help transform lives and have an impact on generations to come. Hours: 4 weekdays and every other weekend, rotating between 1st and 2nd shift.

Requirements

Applicant must be at least 20 years of age
High school diploma required
Must have a valid drivers license
Ability to pivot, bend, twist and stoop while bearing weight of individuals served.
Willing to pick up third shift hours with advanced notice.
Ability to lift 50 lbs. non-stationary weight through the approved technique is required.
Subscription to the Statement of Faith of Wedgwood Christian Services and agreement with the goal, purpose, and objective of the agency.

Nice To Haves

Additional education and/or certification in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related field preferred.
Prior experience supervising at risk youth is preferred

Responsibilities

Strive to create a therapeutic milieu: an environment marked by warmth, empathy and respect.
Provide a stable, positive role model for residents, while maintaining a primary helping relationship with residents.
Support behavior-management efforts through timely use of verbal de-escalation, crisis-intervention techniques, and non-violent physical interventions when necessary for safety.
Instruct residents in social, physical, and daily living skills by interacting with them in routine daily interactions.
Assure residents maintain good physical health by supporting and encouraging residents in planned physical activities.
Assure residents receive adequate nutrition.
Assist in meal preparation; for certain programs may assist with menu planning and food purchases as assigned.
Dispense medications at prescribed intervals as assigned.
Assure residents receive adequate medical, dental, vision, and hygiene care; provide first aid or CPR if required; schedule appointments as assigned.
Transport residents to scheduled appointments, activities, work, meetings, etc. as needed.
Maintain neat, accurate records and reports of all activities carried out in the management of the residential program.
Know and support all agency policies and procedures and all policies and procedures of the program to which they are assigned.

Benefits

403(b) retirement plan with employer match
Medical plans with great coverage options
Free supplemental virtual PCP care with medical plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts
Dental and vision plans
Pet insurance
Legal insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
A Locally Partnered Employee Assistance Program
Competitive time off
Direct deposit
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness through PSLF
Paid Holidays
Short term disability
Long term disability
Life insurance up to 2x your annual salary
No-cost, employer paid training and re-certification provided to staff
Wedgwood has full gymnasium and state-of-the art 24-hour wellness center filled with a wide variety of workout equipment, available to staff at no cost.
Walking trail that leads around the beautiful campus.
Through community partnerships, Wedgwood employees and in some cases family members, are eligible for application and tuition fee discounts for several local colleges and universities.