Youth RES Specialist Full-Time

## Description

Reports To: Melinda Lewis

As a Youth Specialist with Epworth Residential, you will have the opportunity to be actively involved in the day-to-day lives of youth ages 11-18, supervising all youth activities to promote social, emotional, and intellectual development, and to safely return to a family setting in the community. This involves the oversight of the youth's daily routines to ensure that treatment needs are met while maintaining safety and promoting well-being.

This position demonstrates commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the agency by engaging in respectful, cooperative relationships with customers (i.e., clients, employees, and external stakeholders); being accountable for providing services and ensuring safety to customers while empowering customers in achieving the agency’s mission.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

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• Supervise, guide, and role model with youth regarding their daily activities, in accordance with the daily program schedule. Activities include, but are not limited to, hygiene procedures, chores, recreational activities, therapeutic and life skills groups, educational requirements, outings, and employment.
• Track and documentation of youth behavior and participation in database, communication logs, critical incident reports to Document youth behavior and participation in database, communication logs, critical incident reports, etc.
• Provide input and implement individual youth treatment plans in daily activities.
• Communicate with other members of the program, including therapists, case managers, lead youth advisors, campus supervisors, etc., regarding youth needs and concerns.
• Supervise and/or administer medications and complete documentation.
• Transport and accompany youth on appointments and/or outings.
• Ensure the general security, maintenance, and cleanliness of the facility, equipment, and supplies; reporting any necessary campus or building repairs and issues as needed.
• Perform Safe Crisis Management (SCM) certified physical intervention techniques to provide crisis intervention and for annual certification.
• Serves as a training instructor to conduct required compliance agency training needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

**Supervisor Responsibilities:** None
## Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum of one year of experience working with at-risk youth or adolescents displaying emotional/ behavioral challenges.
• Completion of at least 60 hours of college training with major coursework in social sciences is preferred.
• Class E license (or must obtain within 30 days of hire)
• Must be 21 years of age or older.

**Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**

• Demonstrated ability to utilize strength-based, therapeutic crisis intervention methods with adolescents.
• Understanding of at-risk youth client population.
• Ability to effectively instruct clients and oversee their daily activities.
• Ability to read, interpret, and implement agency and program documents, including procedure manuals, treatment plans, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with colleagues, community partners, families, etc.
• Computer skills: Microsoft Word and Outlook, and ETO database software.

**Physical Requirements:**

• The physical requirements of this job include sitting, standing, walking, and climbing stairs regularly, lifting to 100lbs, pulling, and/or pushing on occasion.

**Working Environment:**

• Most of the work is performed in a residential group home setting. May need to travel into the community occasionally.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily, as well as possess the skills and meet the demands outlined in this job description. Upon an individual’s request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties and responsibilities or related to the skills and demands outlined herein. Epworth will determine if a reasonable accommodation can be made.

Colleague acknowledges and understands that Epworth reserves the right to modify the contents of this job description or to assign alternate and additional duties and responsibilities. Nothing in this job description is intended to alter or alter the at-will nature of the colleague’s employment at Epworth.