Teen Parent Specialist II

Summary

Responsible for the overall wellbeing, care and supervision of adolescent mothers aged 12‑18, young adults 18‑21 years, and their children aged 0‑5. The Teen Parent Specialist works in a residential setting, applying trauma‑informed practices to provide a safe, caring environment. The specialist learns life‑skills and parenting curriculum and teaches it to clients in a home‑like environment. This role authorizes the specialist to take reasonable action necessary to carry out responsibilities, consistent with organizational policies, program guidelines, and sound professional judgment.

• Plan, lead, and implement parenting, educational, independent living, and recreational activities during shifts.
• Build positive relationships with program participants and foster connections with mothers and their children.
• Effectively manage the assigned group of children, maintaining and enforcing agency policies and procedures to protect youth rights and ensure appropriate discipline.
• Actively engage participants to foster positive, age‑appropriate development.
• Meet deadlines and complete documentation accurately in accordance with state licensing, contractor, and funder requirements.
• Conduct yourself professionally as a representative of Seton Home with participants, staff, children, school staff, and anyone who interacts with the role.
• Maintain positive, culturally competent relationships with residents and staff.
• Document client progress and interactions via the mandated online database(s).
• Follow reporting and notification protocols for serious incidents.
• Administer medication to residents and their children as needed.
• Provide input into the development of resident treatment and service plans, as appropriate to your supervisor.
• Learn and apply DFPS Client Youth Rights, Minimum Standards, contractor, and funder requirements.
• Assume responsibility for transportation when needed to airports, courts, activities, hospital emergencies, and other appointments, when a transporter is unavailable.
• Care for tender‑age children (0‑5) if the mother refuses to parent.
• Uphold agency policies regarding professional boundaries with clients.
• Apply de‑escalation and emergency behavior intervention techniques as trained.
• Gain working knowledge of agency policies.
• Possess maturity, confidence, and emotional stability.
• Complete all required professional development assignments promptly.
• Be sensitive to the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the service population.
• Practice safety training and protocols daily, taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety and well‑being of self and others.
• Protect confidentiality of all information obtained in service with the organization, including client names, services rendered, donor information, investigation results, and financial information.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Moral standards.
• Take a solution‑oriented approach in interactions and be a team member who promotes collaboration and commitment to the mission and vision of the organization.
• Attend mandatory new employee orientation and mandatory training; failure to do so will result in termination.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Residential Shift Supervisor.