Youth & Child Care Worker
Tampa , FL
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Job Description
Position Concept
To oversee and provide a safe environment for individuals while they're in interim care.
Essential Functions
• Supervise youth in program on a 24-hour-a-day basis: Monitor youth behavior on and off property, coordinate recreational and service activities for youth, dispense medications as prescribed by a medical professional, and provide an appropriate adult role model for youth in care.
• Provide a safe, secure environment through the use of counseling techniques, individual relationships, "positive discipline" techniques, and the use of crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques as needed.
• Communicate with other staff regarding youth's case and behaviors and all scheduling for the day including meals, transportation, appointments, visits, and daily activities.
• Assist and promote activity planning and completion by the assigned group of youths. Ensure that planning, doing, and evaluating are part of the daily routine for each group, and that activities or opportunities for individual recognition are created and used to treatment advantage.
Other Duties Include, But Not Limited To
• Participate in training and development activities as required.
• Report any acts, incidents or conditions that reflect the possibility of inappropriate youth-to-youth or staff-to-youth relationships.
• Report any use of physical force and all unusual incidents per EYA policy and state guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• May oversee in the self administration of medications required by youth in care pursuant to EYA policy on Medication Administration and appropriate training.
Position Specifications
Education: Two years of college coursework in social or human service field required. High school diploma or equivalent may substitute for coursework requirement if the incumbent has two years' experience working with youth.
Experience: For incumbents with a high school diploma or equivalent, two years' work experience working with youth required.
Skills: Verbal skills to relate effectively with youth on an adult level, without patronizing, are required. Group counseling and leadership skills are required. Good analytical skills and the ability to distinguish between cause and effect and opinion and fact are also required, as is the capacity to think and act independently. Certification in First Aid, CPR, and appropriate crisis intervention methods must be obtained during the probationary period. Proficiency in group work must be demonstrated during probationary period and remaining employment with EYA. Must be able to provide accurate, objective written documentation of shift events and unusual incidents.
Other: Must maintain an appropriate and valid state driver's license. Must meet state and criminal background check requirements.
Physical Demands: Must be able to lift 30 pounds from floor level to shoulder height. Extensive walking and standing required. Must be capable of detecting and rapidly responding to client altercations, attempts at self-harm, or escape attempts, and must be able to apply approved physical restraint techniques. Must be capable of participating with clients in active and passive team or individual activities in outdoor or indoor environments, occasionally during inclement weather. Must be capable of transporting a client. Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by the state and to the extent that such knowledge is attainable under the law.
Eckerd Kids is a drug-free workplace and Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Disability/Vets employer. Eckerd utilizes E-verify to confirm employment eligibility.
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Kids") considers all applicant's for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam-era or special-disabled veteran in accordance with federal law.
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Job Summary
Company
Eckerd Connects
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
2+ years