Treatment Specialist - 2nd Shift

Safe Harbor Ohio Job Post

Safe Harbor Ohio exists to provide restorative care to child survivors of sex trafficking creating environments that spur healing and growth and surround them with therapeutic and spiritual services so they can thrive.

Treatment Specialists teach and model healthy relationships and connections for girls, ages 14-18, under assigned supervision. They create a safe environment, connecting our residents to their worth in Christ, and provide structure and nurture while using a trauma-minded approach.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

It is the responsibility of each employee to be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ and to adhere to the Statement of Faith/Standard of Moral Conduct. Further, each employee is responsible for dealing with others with a Christ-like attitude while helping them experience their worth in Christ and demonstrating behaviors reflecting relentless commitment, selflessness, and kindness.

Job-specific essential functions include the following:

• Team First:
  Makes every effort to maintain a 'team first' spirit and atmosphere within the workplace environment, maintaining appropriate working relationships and promoting collaboration.
• Responsible for meeting many basic physical and emotional needs of the residents, including providing supervision, limit setting, participating in weekly team meetings, social training, meal preparation, medical attention, hygiene training, clothing needs, creating a safe and orderly environment, and facilitating recreation. Transport residents to scheduled appointments.
• Utilizes Safe Crisis Management (SCM) de-escalation and restraint techniques according to agency policy/procedures when needed, including safely restraining a child of any size.
• Maintains child and campus safety by providing support and supervision of residents at all times, including, but not limited to school hours, recreational time and searching/chasing a runaway child.
• Follows daily routine/schedule and assists with organization of cottage schedule and routing as needed. Collaborates with the entire team to incorporate individual interventions, treatment plans and behavioral support plans. Uses appropriate techniques including, but not limited to, providing close supervision, and following Safe Crisis Management (SCM) guidelines for de-escalation and Emergency Safety Physical Interventions (ESPI's). Mediates group or individual conflicts to help youth find solutions.
  
  Develops connection and social skills by instructing/teaching to identified individualized goals, consequences and alternative behaviors during structured time throughout the day.
• Implements the Status System on a consistent and daily basis. Acts as a positive role model for relationship building and connection.
• Completes incident reports, logs, and other various forms according to licensing expectations. Provide safe vehicle operation and report any vehicle needs when appropriate, turn in maintenance requests as needed or as directed by shift supervisor.
• Participates in the development and implementation of treatment plans and program expectations. Maintains strict confidentiality of all records in compliance with HIPAA. Communicates effectively with the team/other staff, both verbally and in writing regarding treatment progress, planning decisions, problems, etc. Fills out all appropriate logs, reports, and forms. Attends meetings and shares observations about resident issues, such as peer problems, moods, preferences, sleep patterns, and family relationships.
• Assists with visitations, greets guests, meets with parents, checks residents for contraband, helps to evaluate child's emotional and physical needs before, during, and after visitation.

Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory responsibilities:

None.

Required skills and abilities:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating…