Bilingual Youth Care Worker PM 2 pm to 10 pm - Seton Home

Position Responsibilities

• Supervise any residents unable to attend school, interact and engage in activities with residents and children.
• 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 and assist residents with schoolwork while at school in the classroom with assigned schoolwork.
• Cook and serve lunch to residents and their children during weekends, holidays and as needed.
• Conduct hourly bed checks throughout the night to ensure safety of residents.
• Provide care for infants when residents ask for assistance.
• Complete daily medication audit and email to appropriate personnel.
• Prepare breakfast for residents on a daily basis.
• Prepare logs, needs requests, inventory, and resident binders.
• Complete end of month duties, which include preparing shelter paperwork and medical binders.
• Assist with transporting residents to and from medical appointments, outings, etc. as needed.
• Assist with the Point of Contact role as needed.

Requirements

• 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.
• Licenses 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.
• Other: Be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of performing assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities.

Competencies

• Managing Change: Ability to be flexible during changing conditions while maintaining commitment to excellence in an effort to meet team objectives.
• Communication: Ability to effectively share information and ideas of various degree of difficulty and sensitivity through different means of communication and to diverse audiences (Verbal and/or written).
• De-escalation: Ability to sense a potential or occurring crisis or volatile situation and engage in a manner that reduces the intensity or conflict.
• Interpersonal Awareness: Ability to demonstrate emotional intelligence in various settings and with a diverse population.
• Teamwork: Ability to listen and respond constructively with others fostering collaboration and team success.