Requirements:

• Continuously builds relational connection with the youth on the unit
• Provides crisis intervention while upholding fidelity to program intervention models
• Collaborate with the team, across units, and across departments to ensure child success and positive culture
• Uphold unconditional positive regard for the children in care, separating the child from their behavior, in all interactions/conversations/notes/reports with and about youth
• Ensures children’s service and safety plans are effectively executed during assigned shifts
• Provides immediate, appropriate, and kind redirection and correction for problematic behaviors among the youth in the unit, in accordance with TBRI principles
• Maintain continuous visibility and accessibility for youth served
• Provide court testimony and recommendations as needed
• Contributes to child treatment planning
• Uphold compliance with all regulations as required on the unit
• Articulating and exemplifying the agency’s treatment philosophy and values
• Continuously improving performance
• Gathers necessary information at the start of shift, and shares information at the end of shift, to ensure continuity of services
• Advocates for the youth in the unit, including providing targeted support for individually assigned youth
• Actively participates in weekly supervision
• Attends and actively participates in group and building meetings
• Supports team culture to be trauma informed, compassionate, and upholding children’s and families’ dignity
• Collaborate with family therapists and other personnel to assist with executing a family plan
• Abide by licensing and contract obligations, including participating in audits, reporting and investigations as needed
• Communicates timely with internal and external stakeholders with a high level of professionalism
• Ensures all reporting and documentation are completed within the required agency and stakeholder systems (e.g. MiSACWIS, Relias, Paycor, CareLogic, etc.)
• Ensures regular and punctual attendance for all assigned shifts
• Identifies personal sensitivities/challenges and successfully self-regulates under pressure

Qualifications:

• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Lived experience with the child welfare system and/or experienced child abuse strongly preferred
• The ideal candidate will have interest and/or experience in serving children with extensive sexual trauma histories
• Valid and current Driver’s License