Respite Provider

About the role

Cadence Care Network has a part-time Respite provider position available to service Eastern Lucas, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties. The Respite Worker will provide short-term temporary relief to the caregiver of eligible individuals with severe mental health challenges or other special needs. The goal is to allow youth to remain in their current living arrangement. This is a great position for college students majoring in psychology, social work, and similar programs.

Responsibilities

• Mentor young people and model skills that will help them successfully minimize the negative impact of behavioral health issues.
• Engage clients through youth-friendly, culturally appropriate, and youth-empowerment approaches.
• Participate in the implementation of tailored supports and services to be individualized, developmentally appropriate, appealing, non-stigmatizing, trauma-informed, and relevant to each young person.
• Teach and reinforce social, daily-living, and community functioning skills as relevant to a young person through role-play skill development and practice.
• Assist in Prevention Planning to minimize a young person’s engagement in high-risk behaviors or situations—and perform crisis interventions as situations arise.

Afternoons, evenings, and weekends may be included in the work schedule.

Qualifications

• Required: High School diploma
• Preferred: Experience working with children