Youth Support Specialist | $2000 Hiring Incentive
Full & Part time positions available - Second and Third Shift
Be a part of something great, join the Bethesda Lutheran Services Residential Team located at our Meadville campus!
Join a company with over 100 years of dedication to the community and its employees!
We are looking to find passionate individuals to help us carry out our mission of Providing Promising Futures to over 8000 children, youth and families that we serve yearly in our communities!
Job Summary:
Provide youth who have been placed in the residential program with positive role modeling, guidance through routines, behavior management, and skills to enable youth to succeed in the therapeutic environment provided by the agency. This position will seek to ensure trauma-informed care and the creation and maintenance of a trauma-informed environment on the unit.
Essential Functions of the Position:
1. Model and supervise youth in a variety of areas including coping skills, anger
management, and character development.
2. Facilitate groups with the youth that are relevant to the needs of the program such as educational, recreational, and therapeutic.
3. Coordinate unit day-to-day routines for youth and follow clinical schedule.
4. Develop weekly therapeutic task sheets for assigned youth.
5. Supervise the youth documenting day to day routines and behaviors in progress notes and the log book.
6. Assist youth by providing educational support such as tutoring.
7. Manage youth’s medication according to residential policy and procedure.
8. Maintain safety by using behavior management techniques according to policy.
9. Assist with reports, treatment plans, and discharge summaries.
10. Attend treatment reviews and team meetings on youth.
11. Provide verbal and/or written documentation at court hearings.
12. Assure Client/Staff ratio is maintained.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Pay:
$16-$18 per hour
Please fill out an application below by clicking - Fill out an Application below, then email the signed PDF to our Human Resources Department at human.resources@bethesda1919.org. You can also obtain an application by stopping by our Meadville Campus at 15487 State Hwy 86, Meadville PA 16335.