Teen Support Advocate

About the Role

The Residential Teen Support Advocate is dedicated to the direct supervision of young adult males (ages 17-21) in a supportive independent living environment located in Wethersfield, CT. This employee will cultivate a safe, healthy, therapeutic, nurturing and caring home environment that supports each resident’s individualized needs including social, emotional, and academic development. These employees are positive role models that will support youth on the proficiency of their DBT skill use including emotional regulation and distress tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain constant sight and sound supervision of youths within established program guidelines; ensure physical safety of youth and provide crisis intervention as needed
• Follow established routines, schedules, and structure
• Record observations in daily documentation logs
• Monitor and report healthcare needs or concerns, and ensure compliance with daily medication regimen
• Accompany residents between work/school expectations, meetings, appointments and/or other activities
• Ensure living spaces are organized, clean, safe and free from hazards
• Utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) coaching to enhance adolescents' learning and skill use
• Transport adolescents to appointments and recreation trips
• Provide transportation to adolescents and families as programmatic needs dictate to facilitate family visitation/sessions and home passes

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED – Required
• Valid driver’s license – Required
• Experience working with at-risk or court-involved adolescents – Required
• Knowledge of strengths-based and trauma sensitive programming (preferred)

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Company Celebrations & Employee Recognition Program
• Employee Discounts (Cell Phone, Computer)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 10%-20% tuition discount at many local educational institutions, including those listed by the CT Nonprofit Alliance

Pay

$19.00 per hour

Schedule

• As-Needed availability
• Covering full-time and part-time staff who are calling out or taking time off
• Notified as soon as shifts are available
• No hours guaranteed each week/month; on-call position
• First week of employment located in Litchfield, CT Monday‑Friday 9:00am‑4:30pm for training/orientation (35 hours paid training)
• Eligible for time and a half/overtime after 40 worked hours in a 1‑week period