Bilingual Youth Care Professional (Caminos Program

Overview

Caminos Program: 2,000.00 Bonus for Bilingual Candidates. Back End 2nd Shift: Full Time Only

• Wednesday 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Thursday 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Friday 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Saturday 11:00 PM – 8:00 PM

The Youth Care Professional (YCP) provides 24/7 direct care and supervision to youth in a trauma-informed residential treatment setting. YCPs ensure safety, model healthy relationships, support daily routines, and uphold empathy, consistency, and respect within professional boundaries. You will be trained in crisis prevention and intervention and work with clinical, education, and medical teams.

Everstand seeks compassionate, resilient Youth Care Professionals to join our team and support youth in need of safety, support, and hope through relationship-based care. Our mission is to enrich communities, one family at a time.

• Approaches concerns, challenges, and opportunities with empathy, attention to detail, active listening, and curiosity.
• Models Everstand’s core values:
  Safety, Empathy, Relationships, and Impact.
• Honor differences, acknowledge uniqueness, and amplify all voices.
• Attend training and group experiences that strengthen staff wellness and belonging.
• Models the use of welcoming and respectful language and uses inclusive language in communication and documentation.

• Provide 24/7 line-of-sight/sound and/or enhanced supervision based on clinical guidance.
• Ensure a physically and emotionally safe environment in line with trauma-informed practices.
• Assist youth with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including hygiene, grooming, and meals. Meal preparation is required according to the menu, as applicable.
• Provide a safe and calm treatment environment by implementing structured milieu routines, individualized care plans, age-appropriate expectations, and positive behavior supports aligned with PBIS.
• Support and reinforce methods used by clinical staff and participate in treatment of residents, including interaction, limit setting, and safety/treatment plans.
• Provide mandatory on-call coverage and flexibility to work various shifts; may cover other program areas.
• Participate in family engagement events on-site, in the community, or at the family home, as applicable.

• Utilize program-approved techniques to build trusting, youth-guided relationships aligned with Everstand’s Theory of Change.
• Facilitate individual and group programming (e.g., social skills, communication, conflict resolution, resilience, and creative expression).
• Support academic participation, extracurricular exploration, and life skills development.
• Maintain professional boundaries to ensure appropriate therapeutic relationships.

• Accurately complete shift documentation, logs, incident reports, medication records (MAR), and summaries.
• Maintain timely, confidential, and professional communication with team members and supervisors.
• Obtain and maintain user-level access to Everstand’s electronic health record system.

• Administer and document medication following program guidelines (with certification).
• Safely transport youth to medical, educational, and legal appointments using agency vehicles.
• Respond to behavioral escalations using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) methods when necessary.
• Participate in hospital coverage and intake/discharge transportation as needed.

• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the unit and involve youth in upkeep per protocol.
• Monitor maintenance needs or safety hazards through on-site inspections.
• Promote youth engagement, conduct bedroom checks, searches, and supervision per policy every fifteen minutes while youth are in their rooms.
• Complete and document inventories of resident belongings at admission, discharge, quarterly, after overnight family visits, and after purchasing new items.

• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive youth information.
• Follow HIPAA, state regulations, and organizational policies for data handling and communication.
• Fulfill mandated reporter responsibilities by promptly reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation per…