Youth Care Worker I – QRTP
Pathway Family Services, LLC. provides resources for youth and families through their Independent Living Program, TRAIL (Teens Reaching Adult Independent Living), Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP), outpatient services and specialized foster care services.
****Average hourly rate is $17.55 (including wage, incentives, bonuses, overtime, shift differential, etc.)****
Qualifications
Requirements for Youth Care Worker I
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) from an accredited high school.
- Must be at least 21 years of age based on state requirements if being at least 3 years older than the oldest resident.
- Have the personal characteristics and experience to collaborate with, provide appropriate care to residents, and possess the temperament to work with, and care for children, youth, adults, or families with special needs.
Desired Youth Care Worker I:
- 1-year experience in a similar environment working with at risk youth.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Social Services, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services Education
- Training in Trauma Treatments, Trauma Informed Care, Positive Behavior Supports and Safety Crisis Management (SCM) Certified.
Attendance and successful completion of SCM training, provided by Agency, is required. Previous experience with patient restraint preferred. Youth Care Worker I’s who do not possess a bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Social Services, Psychology, Sociology, Human Services or Education will be required complete the Residential Child and Youth Care Professional (RCYCP) Certification Training for national certification in lieu of the described bachelor’s degrees listed above.
Benefits:
· Competitive pay
· Flexible Schedule
· Health Insurance
· Dental Insurance
· Vision Insurance
· Company paid Life insurance
· 401(k) Match
· 25 days of personal leave in first year of employment
· Longevity bonus
· Employee Assistance Program
· Flexible Spending Program
· Referral program
The Family Initiative, Inc. is the parent company providing services in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. We provide service to these areas through our affiliates: TFI Family Connections in Oklahoma and Texas Family Initiative in Texas. Pathway Family Services is an affiliate in Kansas offering additional services to youth and families. Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions is an affiliate supporting the TFI Family of Companies and other Nonprofits.
As a Youth Care Worker I, you will be responsible for the daily general supervision of and interaction with residents with the goal to create and maintain a positive therapeutic environment. The Youth Care Worker will draw on the resident’s behavioral expressions to develop healthy options for the residents as well as providing support and encouragement for positive actions.
- Participates in daily activities of residents by personally interacting with them to provide leadership, training, role modeling, correction, boundary setting, life skills, communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
- Leads and directs residents in activities designed to promote social interaction, reality orientation and intellectual stimulation the support a trauma informed care treatment modality. Maintains sufficient activity supplies. Develops monthly calendar of planned activities.
- Provides residents who are confined in their rooms with in-room activities in keeping with life-long interests (music, reading, etc.) and in-room projects they can work on individually.
- Monitors resident’s activities to ensure that residents are participating in all required program curriculum.
- Completes documentation and forwards reports containing descriptive, analytical and evaluative content.
- Follows all applicable regulations and standards in regard to program requirements and assigned duties. Follows all accreditation standards and governmental regulations in regard to psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Reports observed compliance shortcomings and issues to supervisor.
- Transports/escorts residents to and from various activities.
- Completes behavior logs for residents.
- Supervises residents during mealtime, snack times, assists with counting and the tracking of sharps utilized in facility.
- Makes sure residents observe all appointments, therapies, meetings, study hall, community service, and other scheduled activities.
- Inspects living unit as needed to report on conditions affecting the health and safety of residents as well as to locate contraband.
- Serves as a member of a treatment team to determine which programs, methods, and experiences are appropriate for the treatment of the residents.Receives detailed instructions from supervisors and professionals on the treatment strategies and techniques to be followed for individual residents.
- Observes, records and reports health symptoms, behavior and other significant issues of the residents.
- Assists with laundry, clerical and cleaning tasks as needed and assigned.Complete the resident’s bedroom inspection checklists regulatory and follow up with any required action items.
- Due to required staff to client ratio needs, mandatory overtime may be required.
- Maybe required to drive personal or agency vehicle while transporting children or conducting agency business. Must possess a valid driver’s license. Must meet agency underwriting standards while driving agency vehicles and/or transporting clients.
If you want to make a difference in a child’s life, join our team today!
TFI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply, please visit www.tfifamily.org/employment
