Bilingual Youth Care Worker AM 6am to 2pm, - Seton Home

Description

Workdays:
Schedule varies due to program needs.

Work Hours:

AM Shift 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location:

1115 Mission Road, San Antonio, TX 78210

Seton Home works to break the cycle of abuse and poverty by providing a caring home, education, and support services necessary to transform the lives of pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their children.

All Youth Care Workers may be required to work different shifts in order to meet program needs. Below is a basic description of the general tasks required to be completed throughout the day. The below tasks are only a general outline and other job duties will be assigned in order to meet program needs.

Shift Specific Expectation & Responsibilities

• * Supervise any residents unable to attend school, interact and engage in activities with residents and children.
• * Computer related tasks:
  Document daily logs and incident reports using the internal database, ensure important information is included.
• * Provide care and engage in age-appropriate activities for children unable to go to daycare.
• * Ensure cottages are clean, fully stocked and organized during shift.
• * Supervise and log all domestic and international calls for residents as needed.
• Facilitate physical activity and leisure activity as needed.
• Help wake residents and supervise morning routine.
• Supervise morning chores (spray cleaning products for residents) and room checks.
• Prepare and serve breakfast and assist residents during breakfast clean up.
• Process medications from pharmacy using the internal database.

• Managing Change
• Communication
• De-escalation
• Interpersonal Awareness
• Teamwork

• Education
  • Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience
  • Minimum of 1-year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
• License and Credentials
  • Reliable transportation.
  • Valid driver license.
  • Valid vehicle insurance.

Must provide immunization/shot records.

• Submit to a state and federal background check, Child abuse and neglect registry check, and Tuberculosis screening.
• Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with unaccompanied children.
• Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
• MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases.
• DTaP or TDap:
  Complete primary vaccination series. If primary vaccination series completed in childhood, one DTaP dose in adulthood.
• Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.

• Minimum of 1-year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
• Some knowledge of computer software, familiarity with or ability to utilize Kaleida Care and MS Office (i.e. MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and One Drive).
• Ability to set and teach trauma informed care practices.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of human behavior and development preferred.
• Successful completion and implementation of SAMA.
• Possess sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served in order to help them gain skills and confidence.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members, service providers and professionals.
• Capacity to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately in order to meet service goals.
• Demonstrate a commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems.
• Demonstrate a conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Ability to function independently and in a team setting.
• Must pass a criminal background check.
• * Bilingual:
  Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the…