Youth Worker

SUMMARY:
The Youth Worker will be responsible for ensuring client safety, providing direct care services, and maintaining building safety during all shift hours at our 24-hour youth services, transitional residence program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage and counsel clients staying in the Transitional Living Program.
• Make security rounds of building and document all findings.
• Provide client intervention and stabilization services.
• Determine any immediate need and link clients to appropriate services.
• Meal preparation/oversee kitchen use and supervise snack and meal periods/ supervise client clean up.
• Assist clients in developing independent living skills through one-on-one and weekly independent living group sessions.
• Make regular entries in staff communication log according to policy/procedure.
• Ensure proper charting of all client information on a timely basis.
• Participate in weekly supervision and all team meetings.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED, some college preferred.
• Fire Guard and/or Fire Safety Coordinator certification is required within three months of hire.
• Experience working with homeless youth, MICA, and/or substance abuse populations needed. Ability to establish workload priorities and balance diverse projects needed.
• Must have exceptional communication skills both orally and in writing regarding complex and sensitive issues or regulations.