Transitional Specialist - Ahead; Night

• Location 5549 Hwy K,Brighton, MO, 65617,United States
• Base Pay $16.50 / Hour
• Job Category Role Model, Group Home, Residential Treatment
• Employee Type Full-Time
  - Non-Exempt

Preferred
:
Bachelor’s Degree in a human services related field, and/or experience working with youth in a residential or transitional living program.

Minimum
:
High School Degree, at least 21 years of age, able to obtain a Class E driver’s license.

Provide supportive services to residents in transitional living setting.

Exposure to residents and at times, treatment conditions. Long and irregular working hours. Requires ability to manage crisis situations, and provide trauma informed interventions.

Transitional Living
- Step Ahead (Night)

• Staff will be responsible for the safety and well-being of residents overnight.
• Staff will provide required documentation that is both timely and substantive including 15-minute checks, incident reporting, shift changeover documents, med pass, and email updates as required.
• Staff will participate in changeover meetings as well as at least one staff meeting per month.
• Staff will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment in the group home.
• Professional Demeanor
  • Staff will conduct themselves in a professional manner with visitors, residents and other professionals.
  • Staff will interact in a reflective manner as opposed to a reactive manner.
  • Staff will ensure that anyone requesting information is connected to the proper parties, provided they are unable to assist them.
• Interactions with Residents
  • Staff will convey respect to residents in all interactions, including confrontation.
  • Staff/resident interactions will be supportive and build on strengths, rather than criticism.
  • Staff actions will promote a trauma informed care model of service provision.
  • Staff will demonstrate patience and empathy in all interactions.
  • Staff will be sensitive to cultural differences in resident and staff populations.
  • Staff will serve as positive role models for youth in the program at all times.
• Staff will be proactive in the identification of problems and will work as a team to develop solutions.
• Staff will provide appropriate and trauma informed crisis intervention as needed.
• Staff will ensure that residents get to school on school days.
• Staff will follow proper procedure during critical incidents including the notification of case managers, licensing unit, and on call, as well as maintain resident/staff ratios at all times.
• Staff will perform some housekeeping duties such as filing paperwork, light cleaning/organizing, laundry or other tasks designated.
• Staff will follow agency policies and procedures.
• Staff will perform additional duties as requested by the Program Coordinator.

Schedule:

Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday; 10:00pm-8:00am