Youth Care Professional

About the role

Nexus Family Healing is hiring Youth Care Professionals for our Mille Lacs agency in Onamia, MN. We offer trauma-informed, family-centered treatment for boys, ages 10-19, with significant mental health issues and harmful sexual behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established trauma-informed, strengths-based guidelines and procedures
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of trauma-informed, strengths-based treatment plans and therapeutic services
• Ensure clients’ emotional and physical safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, strengths-based, and therapeutic
• Participate in off-campus client activities and assist in the transportation of clients for home visits, doctor appointments, planned recreational activities, etc.
• Work effectively with clients’ families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; follow established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum 21 years of age
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Family Healing driving requirements
• Must successfully pass a DHS criminal background check
• All client facing employees must successfully participate and complete the Handle With Care behavior intervention method exam and training

Preferred

• Experience working with families and trauma-exposed children and adolescents in a residential treatment/counseling capacity preferred

Benefits

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• And much more!

Pay and Schedule

• Full-time or part-time
• Required availability 6:30am-3pm; 1:30pm-10pm
• Block scheduling (Tuesday-Saturday & Sunday-Thursday)
• Address: 407 130th Ave S, Onamia, MN 56359
• Commute Incentive up to $670 every 2 weeks!
• $20 - $22 an hour!
• Advancement and Lead opportunities available!

Physical Demands

• Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

We embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive and accurate.
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

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APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!