Part Time - Youth Care Specialist - Night Shift (Friday and Saturday, 11pm - 7am) (46932)

## Description

**THE POSITION

Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter seeks an individual to serve as Youth Care Specialist to play a key role in the day-to-day direct care and supervision of residents while embracing and upholding our mission and values.**

**Shifts:**

Days - 7a - 3p Monday - Friday

Swing - 3p - 11p Monday - Friday

Nights - 11p -7a Sunday - Thursday

## **Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:**

• **Actively supervises and interacts with residents at all times while documenting and communicating with Case Managers and Team Leaders concerns and feedback in regards to each resident**
• **Actively participates in promoting health development, behavior management, learning and overall individual success with each resident**
• **Actively engages with residents in their daily activities, developing positive relationships that supports residents in meeting their goals**
• **Works in collaboration with Case Managers, Counseling Staff and Education to meet the overall needs of each resident**
• **Transports residents to/from community activities and medical appointments, as assigned**
• **Attends and participates in required trainings aimed at understanding and applying child and adolescent development principles**
• **Models and promotes positive relationship-building and interactions between residents and staff**
• **Adheres to all shelter policies and procedures as set forth by federal and state guidelines as well as by the direction of our Board of Directors and Executive Director**
• **Demonstrates and promotes diversity and cultural competency with residents and staff**
• **Sets, maintains and communicates appropriate personal and professional boundaries with peers, support staff, volunteers, supervisors and other professionals.**
• **Attends all meetings, trainings and other events as required**
• **Other duties as assigned**

## Qualifications
**Minimum Qualifications**

• **Twenty-one years of age or older**
• **High School diploma or equivalent required**
• **Physical stamina and agility required to care for active children and youth**
• **Physical ability to use authorized techniques for management of aggressive behaviors**
• **Must pass all criminal history, child maltreatment and background checks**
• **Must pass pre-employment drug screening**
• **Valid driver’s license, proof of personal automobile insurance, and acceptable driving record required to drive shelter vehicle and/or for shelter business**

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• **Experience working with children in crisis**
• **Experience exercising Trust Based Relational Intervention and Conscious Discipline**
• **Relevant college courses or college degree (e.g., Education, Social Work, Human Services, etc)**

**Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes**

• **Basic knowledge with Microsoft Office and other database programs**
• **Ability to operate standard office equipment, including but not limited to: computers, telephone systems, calculators, and copiers**
• **Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills**
• **Flexibility, reliability, and self-motivation**
• **Ability demonstrate professionalism, interpersonal skills and strong communication**

**WORKING CONDITIONS**

• **Potential for unpredictable resident behavior**
• **Tasks may involve walking, standing, climbing, bending, kneeling, crouching and lifting for long periods of time, both indoors and outdoors**
• **Ability to lift at least 50 pounds**
• **Cleaning as directed**
• **Physical exposure to communicable disease/contagions**