Youth Care Specialist (Part-Time)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate direction for children/youth in their daily routines by establishing and maintaining professional boundaries and creating an atmosphere conducive to growth and development by giving positive reinforcement as appropriate
• Supervise youth on and off campus, coordinate and engage in recreational and service activities for youth
• Teach life and independent living skills in accordance with child specific service plans
• Assist to prepare and serve nutritious meals in a family like environment
• Provide transportation of youth to school, medical or other appointments and designated activities
• Monitor, support, and encourage academic performance and educational success
• Maintain confidentiality of youth’s personal and medical information
• Properly document daily activities based on established policies and protocols and ensure effective communication with other staff
• Communicate effectively with other direct care staff during shift change and keep other staff informed of pertinent youth information and campus events
• Maintain the order, safety, cleanliness of the group home
• Dispense medications as prescribed by a medical professional once trained
• Participates in in-service training sessions and attends staff meetings

WORKING HOURS

CNHC’s work week is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week. Your supervisor will advise you of your work hours; however, business office hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. CNHC’s group homes operate with 24 hour a day awake shift staff, 7 days a week, including weekends and all holidays. The supervisor for each group home will coordinate a part-time schedule based on the required available shifts.

TRAINING

All employees must complete fifteen (15) hours of on-line or classroom Training on an annual basis. If the employee is a Certified Child Welfare Professional, Training hours must total twenty (20) annually. In addition, group home employees must complete all trainings required by the Department of Children and Families and Children’s Network of Hillsborough in relation to working with dependent populations in a residential group home setting.