Bilingual Youth Care Worker OVN 10:00 P.M. - 6:00 A.M. - St. PJ's Children's Home

Workdays: Sunday - Thursday
Work Hours: (10:00 P.M. - 6:00 A.M.)
Location: 919 Mission Road, San Antonio, TX 78210

Mission: The Mission of St. PJ's Children's Home is to be a safe and loving refuge for children in crisis and to accompany them on their journey to healing and wholeness, breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect one child at a time.

Summary:

Under the general direction of the Lead, Evening and Weekend Supervisors, the Youth Care Worker is responsible for the daily care and supervision of UAC ensuring their health, safety and well-being is protected at all times. The Youth Care Worker is responsible for the implementation of direct care services in a manner that promotes best practices and facilitates the optimum delivery of quality trauma informed care to UAC. The Youth Care Worker ensures that each UAC's physical, social, emotional, educational, and recreational needs are met in accordance with agency policy, TDFPS Minimum Standards and ORR Policy.

Position Responsibilities:

• *Maintaining positive, supportive and professional relationships with UAC and program staff
• *Elevating concerns or issues related to UAC, program staff, work and living environment, etc. within required timeframes.
• *Completing all required documentation for UAC accurately and within required timeframes.
• *Assisting with the facilitation of educational, recreational and spiritual activities
• *Utilizing positive behavior management techniques including verbal redirection, prompting, reminders, de- escalation and emergency behavior intervention.
• Participating in daily community meetings to teach, support and guide UAC.
• Teaching practical problem-solving, time and money management, and life skills.
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Morals Policy is mandatory.
• Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization.
• Attendance arid successful completion of a 10- day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the position. The inability to meet this requirement will conclude employment with the Agency.
• Other duties as assigned by Program Director.

Competencies

Competency Adaptability

Advocacy

Teamwork

Communication

De-escalation