DescriptionBE THE ANCHOR OF HOPE AND CHANGE AT HOLY CROSS SERVICES
Working for Holy Cross Services isn't just a job; it's a mission! We are committed to the safety, stability, and joy of family, and that commitment extends to our workplace culture. Our work is family-focused, and so are our benefits. Full-time employees receive free health insurance coverage for themselves AND their family members. All employees also enjoy generous paid time off benefits.
Position Overview:
The Youth Recovery Worker provides daily direct interaction, connection, and support for youth in the assigned unit. This position is responsible for upholding Risking Connections and Restorative principles in direct interactions with the youth and directly executing each child’s service and safety plans. Youth Recovery Workers are advocates for the youth in care.
Responsibilities:
- Continuously builds relational connection with the youth on the unit
- Provides crisis intervention while upholding fidelity to program intervention models
- Collaborate with the team, across units, and across departments to ensure child success and positive culture
- Uphold unconditional positive regard for the children in care, separating the child from their behavior, in all interactions/conversations/notes/reports with and about youth
- Ensures children’s service and safety plans are effectively executed during assigned shifts
- Provides immediate, appropriate, and kind redirection and correction for problematic behaviors among the youth in the unit, in accordance with Risking Connections and Restorative principles
- Maintain continuous visibility and accessibility for youth served
- Provide court testimony and recommendations as needed
- Contributes to child treatment planning and assists youth in completing treatment goals and action steps
- Uphold compliance with all regulations as required on the unit
- Articulating and exemplifying the agency’s treatment philosophy and values
- Continuously improving performance
- Gathers necessary information at the start of shift, and shares information at the end of shift, to ensure continuity of services
- Advocates for the youth in the unit, including providing targeted support for individually assigned youth
- Actively participates in weekly supervision
- Attends and actively participates in group and building meetings
- Supports team culture to be trauma informed, compassionate, and upholding children’s and families’ dignity
- Collaborate with family therapists and other personnel to assist with executing a family plan
- Abide by licensing and contract obligations, including participating in audits, reporting and investigations as needed
- Communicates timely with internal and external stakeholders with a high level of professionalism
- Ensures all reporting and documentation are completed within the required agency and stakeholder systems (e.g. MiSACWIS, Relias, Paycor, CareLogic, etc.)
- Ensures regular and punctual attendance for all assigned shifts
- Identifies personal sensitivities/challenges and successfully self-regulates under pressure
- Performs other duties related to the essential duties of the position and within the individual’s capabilities as assigned by one’s supervisor.
Benefits:
- Generous All-Purpose Leave (APL)
JOIN OUR TEAM & HELP BRING HOPE TO MICHIGAN FAMILIES!
About Holy Cross Services
Holy Cross Services (HCS) is a faith-based nonprofit grounded in Catholic and Judeo-Christian values. Since 1948, we have been committed to serving Michigan’s most vulnerable children, adults, and families with dignity, compassion, and excellence. Our mission is to bring hope, promote change, and help people live free, healthy, and productive lives—regardless of their religious or non-religious beliefs.
HCS is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire and promote based on merit, competence, and qualifications, and we do not discriminate on the basis of any factor protected by law.
Faith-Based Commitment
As a Catholic/Judeo-Christian organization, our mission is deeply rooted in faith. However, we serve and employ people of all backgrounds and beliefs. While we don’t require staff to be Catholic, we do ask that all employees respect and support our mission, values, and faith-based foundation in their professional roles. Religious participation is never a condition of service or employment.
We welcome your application if you share our passion for service and meet the minimum job qualifications—even if you don’t meet every preferred requirement.
Qualifications
- HS/GED, associate or bachelor’s degree in social work or related field preferred
- Two (2) years’ experience in child welfare or residential facility
- Lived experience in child welfare strongly preferred
- Valid and Current Driver’s License with acceptable driving record.
- Meet State “Good Moral Character” guidelines.
Special Skills:
- A “natural” with youth, prioritizing safe relational connection
- Ability to assess, interpret, and respond appropriately to verbal and non-verbal communications of youth and co-workers
- Ability to understand cause and effect relationships and the interrelatedness of one’s own behavior relative to the behavior of others.
- Exceptional organizational and management skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Exceptional leadership skill
- Takes initiative to ensure children stay and feel safe on unit
- Identifies, seeks, and completes training to improve professional development
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