Youth Stabilization Specialist

About the Welcoming Center

The Welcoming Center is a nurturing, home-like receiving facility dedicated to supporting children and youth in Santa Clara County who face the challenges of placement disruption. Our multi-disciplinary team offers safety, care, comfort, and therapeutic support around the clock, ensuring that young people receive the immediate attention they need, 24/7.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of youth and work with them towards maintaining a consistent, structured, and predictable routine in a home environment.
• Participate in client treatment planning processes including: Program meetings, Child and Family Team (CFT) meetings, Education-related services meetings.
• Implement interventions outlined in client treatment plan supporting their social and emotional mental health wellness goals.
• Complete client-related documentation including county health plan progress notes and incident reporting procedures.
• Provide client crisis intervention and de-escalation support.
• Coordinate and assist with making transportation arrangements for school, medical, social activities, therapy appointments, and court hearings.
• Provide crisis on-call support as needed.
• Participate in program staff meetings and additional meetings when necessary.
• Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's Equilibrium model training.

Qualifications

• Required Education/Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s degree + 1 year of experience OR Associate degree or equivalent + 2 year of applicable experience.
• Applicable experience can include paid or unpaid experience working with youth or families or working in the social services field.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and insurability through Seneca Family of Agencies’ insurance policy.
• TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements.

About Seneca

Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Benefits

• Starting at $30.90 - $33.40 per hour, commensurate with experience.
• Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam.
• Salary increases each year.
• Stipends provided to staff members participating in the emergency on-call shifts.
• 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays.
• Comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, fertility coverage, Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance.
• 50% paid premiums for dependents.
• 403b Retirement Plan.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan.
• Scholarship opportunities, ongoing training, and professional development opportunities.
• Promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington.