Youth Specialist (7am -3:30pm) (Florissant, MO, US, 63031-3727)Archdiocese of St. Louis

Job Summary

The Youth Specialist is responsible for providing supervision for and engagement with youth in the Emergency Placement Program. The role includes implementing the policies, procedures, services of the program and ministry and requires 48 hours of on-call scheduling each month. This position is full-time, morning shift staff (7am-3pm).

Job Responsibilities

Implements day-to-day operation of the Emergency Placement Program

Implement the service plan of the youth

Implement educational options to ensure youth are receiving educational support

Provides engagement with youth through creative, supportive, and recreational outlets. 5) Maintains effective communication with other staff, in-charge personnel, supervisor, on-campus therapeutic team

Completes required reports accurately and timely and maintains required documentation of selected aspects of services

Completes all incident reports, individual logs and unit logs

Monitors and cares for all residents when they are not in school 9) Administers and logs all medications according to the schedule

Prepares all meals for residents according to arrangements made by Respite Coordinator

Ensures that residents follow daily posted schedules and that tasks are completed in a timely fashion (showers, duties, telephone, group meetings)

Ensures all areas of the unit are clean

Transports residents as needed including store, or any approved activities

Notifies appropriate personnel on and off campus in emergency situations

Attends all required/mandatory training and weekly team meetings

Completes requires annual trainings

Gives accurate report of activities during shift to the incoming co-worker

Ensures youth rooms are clean daily

Ensures the youth are properly dressed for the weather and personal hygiene needs are met

Help the organization meet its quality improvement, evaluation, and reporting requirements by contributing to developing outcomes, participating in data collection, interpreting data and applying it to improve practices and outcomes

Implement policies and procedures of the ministry

Performs all duties as assigned by the Respite Coordinator

Assure services are provided in accordance with the social teachings of the Catholic Church.

Job Requirements

Trauma-informed and supportive approaches

• Effective communication skills.
• Genuine compassion and concern for client populations.
• Strength-based approach to working with coworkers, clients and their teams.
• Dedication to work in a faith-based organization.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse populations.
• Practice professionalism throughout implementation of services.
• Individuals in the position must meet and maintain their physical and mental ability, with or without accommodation, to: 
• Physical Intervention: Protecting the youth and yourself through passive physical restraint.
• Regularly required to stand and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to walk and sit.
• Occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.