Treatment Specialist - 2nd Shift

About the Role

Treatment Specialists teach and model healthy relationships and connections for girls, ages 14-18, under assigned supervision. They create a safe environment, connecting residents to their worth in Christ, and provide structure and nurture while using a trauma-minded approach.

It is the responsibility of each employee to be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ and to adhere to the Statement of Faith/Standard of Moral Conduct. Further, each employee is responsible for dealing with others with a Christ-like attitude while helping them experience their worth in Christ and demonstrating behaviors reflecting relentless commitment, selflessness, and kindness.

Responsibilities

• Makes every effort to maintain a 'team first' spirit and atmosphere within the workplace environment, maintaining appropriate working relationships and promoting collaboration.
• Responsible for meeting many basic physical and emotional needs of the residents, including providing supervision, limit setting, participating in weekly team meetings, social training, meal preparation, medical attention, hygiene training, clothing needs, creating a safe and orderly environment, and facilitating recreation.
• Transport residents to scheduled appointments.
• Utilizes Safe Crisis Management (SCM) de-escalation and restraint techniques according to agency policy/procedures when needed, including safely restraining a child of any size.
• Maintains child and campus safety by providing support and supervision of residents at all times, including, but not limited to school hours, recreational time, and searching/chasing a runaway child.
• Follows daily routine/schedule and assists with organization of cottage schedule and routing as needed.
• Collaborates with the entire team to incorporate individual interventions, treatment plans, and behavioral support plans.
• Uses appropriate techniques including, but not limited to, providing close supervision, and following Safe Crisis Management (SCM) guidelines for de-escalation and Emergency Safety Physical Interventions (ESPI's).
• Mediates group or individual conflicts to help youth find solutions.
• Develops connection and social skills by instructing/teaching to identified individualized goals, consequences, and alternative behaviors during structured time throughout the day.
• Implements the Status System on a consistent and daily basis.
• Acts as a positive role model for relationship building and connection.
• Completes incident reports, logs, and other various forms according to licensing expectations.
• Provides safe vehicle operation and reports any vehicle needs when appropriate, turns in maintenance requests as needed or as directed by shift supervisor.
• Participates in the development and implementation of treatment plans and program expectations.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of all records in compliance with HIPAA.
• Communicates effectively with the team/other staff, both verbally and in writing regarding treatment progress, planning decisions, problems, etc.
• Fills out all appropriate logs, reports, and forms.
• Attends meetings and shares observations about resident issues, such as peer problems, moods, preferences, sleep patterns, and family relationships.
• Assists with visitations, greets guests, meets with parents, checks residents for contraband, helps to evaluate child's emotional and physical needs before, during, and after visitation.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• One to three months of related experience, strongly preferred.
• Valid Ohio Driver's License and a driving record that allows the individual to be insurable on agency policy, as job includes occasional travel.
• Must be 21 or older to apply.
• Must maintain compliance/certification with CCHO/Safe Harbor's requirements for using physical restraints (SCM: Safe Crisis Management), including sufficient strength and completion of extensive training.
• Physical ability to respond to crisis, including, but not limited to running and performing physical restraints.

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and write routine reports and correspondence.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution, required.
• Must be able to communicate well with colleagues, verbally and in writing to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Ability to apply common sense and solve practical problems in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Competency with a personal computer, and familiarity with Outlook, Teams, and Word.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment, as well as cope and tolerate high levels of stress.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently required to walk, sit, talk, and hear, including a requirement to stand or walk for extended periods of time, sometimes through uneven terrain.
• Often required to use hands/fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly able to lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to be outdoors in various weather conditions for extended amounts of time.
• Must be able to drive a vehicle legally and safely in the state of Ohio.

Continuous Quality Improvement

All Safe Harbor staff are expected to focus on Quality Improvement as a part of their job responsibilities, in an effort to make Safe Harbor a safe and healing environment for clients and staff. This expectation includes, but is not limited to teamwork, improving service delivery, fulfilling department goals, and other job-specific tasks that encourage excellence.

This position is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check and drug test, satisfactory reference checks, as well as the completion of a satisfactory Department of Justice National Sex Offender search and Ohio Alleged Perpetrator Search, as required by our licensing agency.