As a Youth Care Professional you will;

• Provide supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established trauma-informed, strengths-based guidelines and procedures.
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of trauma-informed, strengths-based treatment plans and therapeutic services.
• Ensure clients’ emotional and physical safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, strengths-based, and therapeutic.
• Participate in off-campus client activities and assist in the transportation of client for home visits, doctor appointments, planned recreational activities, etc.
• Work effectively with clients’ families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; follow established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques.
• Ensure clients’ emotional and physical safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, strengths-based, and therapeutic.
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of trauma-informed, strengths-based treatment plans and therapeutic services.

• Perform other responsibilities, tasks, and projects as needed.

Education, Credentials and Experience

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 21 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Corporate driving requirements.
• Experience working with families and trauma-exposed children and adolescents in a residential treatment/counseling capacity preferred.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours).
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)