PT Youth Residential Direct Care Specialist-Weekends

Requirements

• Provide daily supervision and ensure a safe, structured environment
• Build supportive, professional relationships with youth
• Assist with routines, meals, activities, and transitions
• Support behavioral and emotional needs using trauma-informed approaches
• Teach and reinforce life skills (communication, hygiene, responsibility)
• Knowledge and application of program routines/structure
• Foster healthy, appropriate relationships with our clients through daily interactions
• Develop an understanding of level system (cards, behavior contracts, etc.)
• Supervise and coordinate activities of daily living for students
• Provide First Aid appropriately as needed
• Plan and participate in activities with clients/students on an individual and small group level
• Teach age-appropriate life skills and social skills through modeling, counseling, and other techniques
• Manage living, dining, educational, recreational areas to provide a clean, organized environment for students
• Provide group and individual behavior support and intervention as trained
• Communicate through written and verbal means with other program staff
• Complete all assigned paperwork
• Attend trainings
• Participate in supervision meetings with supervisor
• Prepare weekend meals

Benefits

• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Generous time off including up to 15 days per year for new full-time employees, plus 11 holidays, and 5 sick days
• Extensive training to new staff
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,400 per fiscal year
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Employer paid Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance, plus Basic Life and AD&D Insurance