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Join Our Team as a Youth care Worker!
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact as a Youth care Worker? Then this career is for you. We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as a Youth Care Worker to provide care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues. The Youth Care worker is actively engaged and fully participates in all aspects of the children, youth, and/or adults group living experience, providing care, support, and role modelling. The Youth Care Worker works to provide the participants with a safe, nurturing, predictable, and structured living environment. The Youth Care Worker is involved in the implementation of the participants treatment plan and in meeting the participants emotional and physical needs.
Duties and Responsibilities
Services
* Provide care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioralissues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues.
* Maintain a therapeutic milieu.
* Participate in the development and implementation of activity plans.
* Engage and fully participate with the participants.
* Provide observations to clinical professionals and unit managers regarding treatment plans, goal setting, and/or life skills.
* Participate in team meetings and discussions.
* Teach participants life skills such as self-care, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and positive interactions.
* Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavioralmanagement and support methods including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing.
* Complete reports and documentation clearly, accurately, in a timely manner, and within agency standards.
* Perform other related duties as assigned.