Youth Empowerment Specialist

Overview

New Day, Inc. is seeking Full & Part-Time EVENING SHIFT and WEEKEND SHIFT Youth Empowerment Specialists to join our team. This position also helps cover the morning shift on the weekends.

This is a rewarding position helping at-risk youth with the potential for career advancement in a fast-growing community-based health care youth facility.

The Youth Empowerment Specialist works directly with youth ages 10-17 in a Therapeutic Group Home setting.

• Performs basic youth care procedures and related task-oriented activities. Assumes the responsibilities of providing youth care in a therapeutic environment for youth. Provides the safety and security of the group home and the youth while performing job duties.
• Assist youth with activities of daily living and engages in 1:1 interaction.
• Assist with admitting, discharging, and transferring of youth.
• Provide direct youth care assigned by the Program Manager.
• Assists activity staff with therapeutic activities under the supervision of the Program Manager.
• Accompanies selected youth to other facilities for special tests/exams and the emergency room, within the limitation of their education, training, and job experience.
• Works effectively with program manager in mental health and/or medical emergency situations, within the limitation of their education, training, and job experience.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining a neat, safe, and clean environment.
• Observes, records, and reports to Program Manager significant behavior and condition of youth seeking assistance when needed.
• Understands, abides, and complies with all program policies and procedures.
• Interacts therapeutically with youth in both individual and group situations, applying appropriate positive and/or negative alliance.
• Monitors and supervises youth behavior in individual and group situations.
• Maintains effective communication regarding management and clinical issues to the appropriate individual in accordance with established organizational structure.
• Maintains acceptable attendance record, reports on time for scheduled shifts and meetings.
• Maintains professional appearance, is neat and clean.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with all safety standards.
• Ensures medications are administered at scheduled time and in the correct dosage. Ensures that medications are kept in a locked cabinet and that the containers are clearly and correctly marked.
• Ensure medication management is correct and documented correctly, reporting any significant information to the Program Manager.
• Writes correct and detailed Description Assessment Plan (DAP) notes in the client’s chart at the end of every shift. Completes Incident Reports as needed. Completes Communication Log entries. Completes additional paperwork per programmatic and specific policies and procedures, including Census Sheets. Overnight staff completes Night Shift Duties sheets.
• Other duties assigned by Supervisor and New Day, Inc. administration.

This position does not supervise other staff members; however, this position is responsible for youth and youth activities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must pass a criminal and child protective screening background check which is completed upon hire.

A bachelor’s degree in a human services field and a minimum of 6 months of previous experience working in a therapeutic group home are preferred. Will consider others with a High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent with two years’ experience working with seriously emotionally disturbed and/or chemical dependency treatment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to respond to questions from individuals and groups.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure,…