Residential Care Specialist (Part-Time) 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM Shift
Job Category: Clinical, Social, Community & Health Services
Requisition Number: RESID003318
Location
402 Wesley Avenue
Jackson, MS 39202, USA
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- 403b Retirement Plan with Match
- PTO/Vacation
- Employee Wellness Program and Counseling Services
Position Overview
- Provide a therapeutic environment for youth in the CARES Center program (residential and school day).
- Actively engaged with the youth in therapeutic activities through the use of relational supervision.
- Teach coping, communication, and pro‑social skills according to the individualized behavior plans.
- Serve as an adult role model who positively contributes to a culture of an ideal team player.
Physical and Environmental Requirements
- Required Physical Activities:
- Sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, lifting, talking, seeing, hearing, repetitive motions.
- Must have the physical ability to assist in the physical or therapeutic hold of youth when required, following organization approved safety protocols.
- Characteristics of Work:
- Frequent standing and walking, occasional sitting, lifting and carrying objects up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to respond quickly to emergencies and physically assist or support youth and/or staff.
- Vision Requirements:
- Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Environmental Conditions:
- This job requires exposure to both inside and outside weather conditions; the typical noise level for the work environment is moderate to loud noise.
Job Responsibilities
- Teach youth activities of daily living, social skills, conflict resolution, how to effectively problem solve and independent living skills.
- Assure appropriate implementation of therapeutic systems, implementing consequences and assigning restorative tasks as appropriate.
- Observe and engage with clients so as to prevent and pro‑actively de‑escalate out of control behavior daily.
- Make supervisors, clinical and administrative staff aware of any anticipated problems with clients.
- Provide transportation for clients, as needed, in an agency vehicle in a safe and responsible manner.
- Respond appropriately to clients’ acting out behavior utilizing safe physical intervention in accordance to MAB curriculum when necessary.
- Debrief with youth after each emergency safety intervention (ESI).
- Assure the safety of the facility and clients by reporting environment of care concerns/problems to supervisor.
- Participate in scheduled training opportunities to meet and maintain the specific staff training requirements of licensing and accrediting agencies.
- Participate in pre‑shift "pass down" meetings before each shift to ensure proper transfer of information necessary for a safe and therapeutic shift.
- Ability to navigate through electronic medical records, demonstrate ability to complete proper documentation and forms for incidents, precautions and all other required documentation.
- When working overnight shifts, complete necessary paperwork on a rotating basis, including but not limited to shift reports, behavior sheets, and roster reports.
- Display knowledge of and implementation of all policies and procedures for the program.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent and at least one year of residential, or related mental health treatment experience; or Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree without experience.
- Experience working with children and adolescents and some college credit preferred.
- Must be at least twenty‑one years old and possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to be covered by agency insurance provider.
- Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English, and to communicate in a therapeutic and professional manner.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.
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