Youth Specialist

Altadena CA

27 May, 2021

2:34 PM

Description

                     Are you looking for a meaningful career? We’re hiring caring and compassionate individuals to work with foster youth at our residential campus in Altadena! Youth Specialists support and mentor the boys and teenagers with daily living skills and activities using trauma informed care practices in collaboration with our mental health team on campus. Hathaway-Sycamores Child & Family Services provides a spectrum of mental health services through various programs for populations of all acuities. Although it serves a variety of consumers, the agency focuses primarily on providing care to low-income, high at- risk youth. The role of the Youth Specialist is to provide care, supervision and behavioral interventions that develop coping and problem-solving skills, teach social skills, and teach transference of those skills into the home, school, and community. These interventions are provided to youth in the residential programs. These interventions are developed within the collaborative planning process and are prescribed by the program. JOB QUALIFICATIONS High school diploma or AA degree with one year of direct care experience required; two years of direct care experience preferred, OR Bachelor’s degree plus one year of direct care experience preferred.Maintains all required licenses and certifications.Valid California Driver License and a driving record acceptable to the Agency’s insurance carrier. Hiring Immediately for full-time positions with excellent benefits, competitive pay and various shifts are available. Visit our website for the full list of job openings and apply today! To Apply: Upload a resume and complete a quick employment application at: https://us59.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/hscfs Or at:   www.hathaway-sycamores.org  In exchange for your skill and experience, Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family offers an excellent benefits package, which includes: · Competitive compensation · Supportive work environment · Medical insurance · Dental insurance 100% employer paid for HMO employee only coverage plan · Life and AD&D insurance 100% employer paid up to two times the annual salary · Long-term disability 100% employer paid · Flexible Spending Account · 8 paid holidays per year · Generous time off policy · Employee Assistance Program Physical Demands •For Residential staff only, the ability to physically manage and/or de-escalate consumers/residents. This includes the physical ability to restrain consumers in conformity with Pro-ACT training. •Ability to practice physical intervention for safety of consumers according to training and policy. •Ability to operate a motor vehicle. •Frequent driving in the community with consumers. •Frequent/continuous intermittent standing/walking, occasional/intermittent sitting. •Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level. •Reaching at or above shoulder level may be necessary. •Bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing. •Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds. •Continuous use of near vision, hearing and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties. •Requires physical presence in the office during shift All candidates who are presented with a conditional offer of employment must satisfy a pre-employment background check, drug, and health screen. Hathaway-Sycamores is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Further, Hathaway-Sycamores is a Fair Chance employer and complies with California Government Code Section 12952, Employment Discrimination: Conviction History.