SUMMARY:

The Youth Worker will be responsible for ensuring client safety, providing direct care services, and maintaining building safety during all shift hours at our 24-hour youth services, transitional residence program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage and counsel clients staying in the Transitional Living Program.


• Make security rounds of building and document all findings.


• Provide client intervention and stabilization services.


• Determine any immediate need and link clients to appropriate services.


• Meal preparation/oversee kitchen use and supervise snack and meal periods/ supervise client clean up.


• Assist clients in developing independent living skills through one-on-one and weekly independent living group sessions.


• Make regular entries in staff communication log according to policy/procedure.


• Ensure proper charting of all client information on a timely basis.


• Participate in weekly supervision and all team meetings.