Youth Care Professional
Nexus Family Healing
Location
Austin, Minnesota
Salary
$19 - $20 / HOUR
Quick overview
The Youth Care Professional provides reliable support and reinforcement of therapeutic programming by guiding clients in daily living activities using trauma-informed practices to maintain safety. Responsibilities include monitoring clients' daily activities, ensuring adherence to schedules, and serving as a mentor and role model.
Requirements summary
Applicants must be at least 21 years old, possess a High School Diploma or equivalent, and hold a valid driver's license. A strong desire to work with at-risk youth, the ability to build relationships with diverse individuals, and the capacity to pass a Minnesota criminal background check are mandatory.
Job description
Description Nexus Family Healing - Austin campus is looking for a resilient and compassionate Youth Care Professional who is able to provide youth exceptional care. Each person you work alongside is dedicated to a common purpose: changing lives through our cornerstone values.
At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.
Schedule/Salary/Location
- Ability to work days, evenings, and weekends
- Pay
- Range: $18.50 - $20.00 Located at 1111 28th
- St
- NE,
- Austin,
- MN 55912
- Nexus’
- Comprehensive
- Benefits
- Include: Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment 8 Paid Floating Holidays (64 hours) Annually Multiple options for health insurance coverage No-cost life insurance No-cost Short/long-term disability insurance 401k match NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit Tuition assistance and training opportunities Advancement pathways and internal promotion opportunities And much more!
Position Summary
Our Youth Care Professional is responsible for providing reliable and timely support and reinforcement of all therapeutic programing by providing guidance and direction to clients in their daily living activities by utilizing trauma informed practices to maintain a safe environment, while ensuring the client’s needs are met.
Responsibilities
Initiative engagement with client and provides safe interactions, mentorship and supervision of their daily activities and behaviors according to established guidelines and procedures Monitors and coach’s clients to achieve activities of daily living such as personal hygiene, grooming, upkeep of living areas and laundry Assures clients adhere to and engage in the daily schedules and activities established for the program, including school, therapy sessions, group sessions, external appointments, and family visits Serves as a mentor and role model by demonstrating compassion and understanding for feelings, and experiences of staff and clients; communicates in an honest, positive, and respectful manner Plans and participate in creating daily scheduling, activities, treatment planning, guidance plans, and safety protocols Demonstrates acceptance and inclusivity concerning individual commonalities and differences such as gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability, and gender identity Advocate for the client’s needs Engage in therapeutic interventions with clients within treatment parameters, while always maintaining healthy and appropriate boundaries with clients and families Demonstrate and abides by the Empowering Restorative Engagement Model (ERE Model) and programming; directs staff in developing action plans, safety planning through the ERE model Comply with Nexus policies involving privacy and confidentiality for clients and their families Complete all client related documentation accurately and professionally (incidents, progress notes, etc.)
Requirements
Required Qualifications: Must be 21 Years of Age Must have a High School Diploma or Equivalent Must have a valid driver's license A desire to work in the human services field & caring for at-risk youth Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges. Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values. Must successfully pass a MN criminal background check Physical Demands: Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours) Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.
Our ICARE Values
- Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
- Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
- Agility:
- Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
- Responsiveness:
- Being quick, positive, and accurate
- Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!
Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Health Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- 401k Match
- Talkspace Therapy Benefit
- Hinge Health Benefit
- Carrot Fertility Benefit
- Tuition Assistance
- Training Opportunities
- Paid Floating Holidays