Youth RES Specialist Full-Time

Reports To: Melinda Lewis

As a Youth Specialist with Epworth Residential, you will have the opportunity to be actively involved in the day-to-day lives of youth ages 11-18, supervising all youth activities to promote social, emotional, and intellectual development, and to safely return to a family setting in the community. This involves the oversight of the youth's daily routines to ensure that treatment needs are met while maintaining safety and promoting well-being.

This position demonstrates commitment to the mission, vision, and values of the agency by engaging in respectful, cooperative relationships with customers (i.e., clients, employees, and external stakeholders); being accountable for providing services and ensuring safety to customers while empowering customers in achieving the agency's mission.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supervise, guide, and role model with youth regarding their daily activities, in accordance with the daily program schedule. Activities include, but are not limited to, hygiene procedures, chores, recreational activities, therapeutic and life skills groups, educational requirements, outings, and employment.
• Track and documentation of youth behavior and participation in database, communication logs, critical incident reports to Document youth behavior and participation in database, communication logs, critical incident reports, etc.
• Provide input and implement individual youth treatment plans in daily activities.
• Communicate with other members of the program, including therapists, case managers, lead youth advisors, campus supervisors, etc., regarding youth needs and concerns.
• Supervise and/or administer medications and complete documentation.
• Transport and accompany youth on appointments and/or outings.
• Ensure the general security, maintenance, and cleanliness of the facility, equipment, and supplies; reporting any necessary campus or building repairs and issues as needed.
• Perform Safe Crisis Management (SCM) certified physical intervention techniques to provide crisis intervention and for annual certification.
• Serves as a training instructor to conduct required compliance agency training needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisor Responsibilities: None