Youth Care Worker Resume Samples

Description :

1. Participates in the assessment, goal setting and progress evaluation of children/youth.
2. Teaching children/youth to relate in a socially appropriate manner through the use of daily routines and activities.
3. Monitoring clients in a residential setting and ensures their safety and wellbeing.
4. Providing behavior management counseling to clients on a one-to-one and/or group basis by performing duties such as providing feedback on clients' behavior, teaching coping techniques and adaptive behavior and providing guidance and support.
5. Providing emotional support and crisis intervention to clients which may include non-violent physical interventions.
6. Ensuring communication and liaison between group home, school, family and the community.
7. Ensuring that clients' physical needs are met by performing duties such as assisting with basic personal hygiene, preparing meals, and administering medication as required in accordance with established guidelines, procedures and instructions.
8. Maintaining reports such as statistics, logbooks, daily activities on residents.
9. Carrying out household duties such as meal preparation and household cleaning.
10. Administering medication to clients in accordance with established policy.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BBA

Description :

1. Conduct intake services to include but not limited to: completing the necessary paperwork, providing youth with an overview of the program services and for initial placements of youth into the shelter.
2. Provide basic needs to youth upon arrival to the program (to include but not limited to: meal, clothing, hygiene products, shower, and bedroom assignment).
3. Must provide direct care services to youth to ensure that ratios and appropriate supervision levels are continuously met as per state and federal requirements.
4. Develop positive rapport with youth while serving as a role model to create a safe and caring environment.
5. Must ensure all forms and progress notes are properly completed in SWKs web-based program (ETO) to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
6. Assist with the planning and coordination of special educational events (to include but not limited to: spelling bee, science fair), acculturation activities and recreational outings assist in the coordination of student council activities and other meaningful experiences for SWK youth.
7. Provide vocational courses and curriculum in a subject area approved by the program director or designees which introduces youth to career choices.
8. Assist with the coordination of physical education instruction and other large muscle activities in coordination with the program director or designee as required by state and federal requirements.
9. Crisis prevention institute (CPI) certification and first aid certification (CPR).
10. Provide workers with daily job duties through the transition before the shift.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Entry Level

Education

Certification

Description :

1. Administering security for all participants and provide mentorship to youth care.
2. Monitoring resident requirements and analyze all physical and emotional needs.
3. Administering all residents and monitor whereabouts for all and manage appropriate behavior.
4. Monitoring admission of all visitors into the facility and ensure appropriate privacy for all resident and staff.
5. Coordinating with group home team and supervise efficient work of all teams.
6. Collaborating with various departments and develop and implement plans for various therapeutic activities for clients.
7. Performing a session to educate residents to maintain and improve rooms and prepare meals.
8. Accomplishments CPI training AFS training medical training CPR and first aid monthly meetings to improve work ethic at CHS.
9. Maintaining student safety and security at all times, and when necessary, utilized nonviolent physical intervention.
10. Effectively build relationships with students through the use of routines and ritual.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Executive

Education

MBA

Description :

1. Assisting in the supervision and training of 6-12 at-risk youth in our intervention & assessment program.
2. Assessing and monitor youth skills and progress to determine skill development needs and priorities.
3. Utilizing the boys' town model to teach and monitor behaviors and skills in accordance with each youth's individualized service plan often focusing areas such as independent living skills, social skills, personal hygiene, behavioral issues, and interaction with their peers.
4. Monitoring youth activities to maintain a safe living environment at all times.
5. Observing and supporting each youth's academic performance to encourage educational success.
6. Responsible for transporting youth to activities such as school, appointments, and outings.
7. Mediation and planning conferences with youth and their families and assist in processing documents for youth intake and departure, progress summaries, and incident reports.
8. Writing daily progress notes that go to the CSS, which allows written adjustment reports to the judge.
9. Helping facilitate personal, social, and educational growth in youth to help them reach their full potential in society.
10. Identifying early warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

AIB

Description :

1. Processed intakes and discharges.
2. Participated and assisted with educational, social, and recreational activities.
3. Provided a safe and therapeutic environment and interacted in a warm and compassionate manner with clients.
4. De-escalated potentially problematic situations and restrained clients when necessary.
5. Reported any concerns regarding the health, safety, or well-being of a client.
6. Served as a positive role model and utilized approved behavior modification techniques to help clients learn desirable behaviors and provide positive reinforcement and support to clients accomplishments shift leader.
7. Ensured communication and liaison between group home, school, family and the community.
8. Carried out household duties such as meal preparation and household cleaning.
9. Maintained reports such a statistics, log books, daily activities on the residence.
10. Provided care to youth with moderate to severe behavior problems in a residential setting.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Executive

Education

MMHC

Description :

1. Assisting youths with problem-solving and maintaining self-control in volatile situations.
2. Completing room searches and common area searches in accordance with policy.
3. Compiling documents of youth incidents and progress via facility log books and chronological sheets.
4. Providing feedback and counseling to youth regarding social skills, behavior, anger management and self-esteem.
5. Supervising various recreation programs and activities with juvenile residents.
6. Teaching daily living activities with juvenile residents to stimulate interest in skills needed for independent living.
7. Assuring the implementation of recreation activities and participates in those activities with clients experience.
8. Teaching positive behavior and provides positive role model to clients works cooperatively with all staff for the good of the company communicates pertinent information concerning the clients to the team leader and therapist accountable for proper documentation of regular program checks assures that routine health care and first, as detailed in the policies and procedures are provided to each child.
9. Assisting in managing behavior including but limited to providing close supervision, observing and responding to changes using positive reinforcement and de-escalating techniques and using safe crisis management.
10. Providing direct therapeutic supervision to clients throughout the course of all daily activities and responsibilities.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BS

Description :

1. Directing care staff provides a safe and secure environment for students while serving as a role model.
2. Writing documentation in student records, routine reports, and correspondence.
3. Displaying an effort of influence and practice the sequel vision and mission.
4. Interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
5. Supervising student's daily routine and behaviors and respond accordingly, when necessary.
6. Maintaining a record of shift activities and incidents concerning resident behavior.
7. Transporting and accompany residents to other facilities, clinics, and foster homes.
8. Reacting to disturbances in the facility, reasoning with residents, separating and/ or implementing physical restraint or isolation when necessary.
9. Inspecting residents upon admission for proper cleanliness, possible diseases, and health issues.
10. Planning, coordinating, and participating in resident activities included but not limited to: instructional and recreational activities; teaching residents' proper hygiene; housekeeping; and related activities.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Associate of Arts

Description :

1. Supervising and/or participates in various recreation programs and activities with juvenile residents to stimulate interest in and cooperation with various social and education programs.
2. Teaching, supervising and/or participates in various daily living activities with juvenile residents to stimulate interest in and train skills needed for independent living.
3. Providing advice to individual juvenile residents on personal problems they encounter while in the facility such as peer pressure, adapting to the surroundings, and so forth by presenting a positive role model and using common sense to relieve tension and prevent additional problems.
4. Patrols various locations within the facility for the purpose of checking safety and security hazards such as fire, smoke, broken pipes, unlocked doors, and tampered windows and locks to protect the security and safety of the inmates and the facility.
5. Assuring the implementation of recreation activities and participates in those activities with clients experience.
6. Assisting in managing behavior including but limited to providing close supervision, observing and responding to changes using positive reinforcement and de-escalating techniques and using safe crisis management.
7. Providing direct therapeutic supervision to clients throughout the course of all daily activities and responsibilities.
8. Preparing a written report concerning incidences of resident's disturbances or injuries.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS

Description :

1. Supervising youth in activities in order to observe or effect changes in their social behavior.
2. Observing methods and techniques of shift supervisors during group therapy sessions and develop counseling skills under their supervision; participate in the treatment of the youth through observation, interaction, scoring, limit setting and implementation of treatment plans; assist in the development of positive peer culture.
3. Stimulating interest and cooperation in individual and group settings, observe youth behavior in response to treatment efforts and visitation.
4. Escort youth to work, mealtime, recreation, education activities, and participate in supervision and instruction.
5. Preparing periodic and special evaluations on assigned youth, report significant changes in social behavior and make recommendations for changes in assignments.
6. Run arts-based activities, community/environmental projects, residential activities, outdoor education, and sporting activities.
7. Befriend and support young people in different settings, including outreach work mentor, coach, and support individuals and encourage greater social inclusion.
8. Maintaining a professional relationship with co-workers while being a team player in accomplishing company goals.
9. Maintaining a wide range of duties and responsibilities including record keeping and incident reports.
10. Responsible for answering calls and addressing inquiries in a professional manner from caseworkers, probation officers, and attorney representatives.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

CNA

Description :

1. Worked with abused, neglected, and troubled young men in hopes of mentoring and guiding them on successful paths.
2. Provide tutoring and prevention and intervention, community connections, and therapeutic activities.
3. Provide therapeutic activities, prevention and intervention, community connections, and mentoring to a population of 65+ teenaged young women.
4. Escorted residents to and from the visiting room, medical office, and religious services.
5. Employed weapons or force to maintain discipline and order among residents, if necessary.
6. Patroled assigned areas for evidence of forbidden activities, infraction of rules, and unsatisfactory attitude or adjustment of residents.
7. Observed the conduct and behavior of residents to prevent disturbances and escapes.
8. Actively participated in a team approach to treatment by attending meetings, filled out the necessary paperwork, and communicated with other staff members in a timely and professional manner.
9. Implemented support plans, providing academic assistance/accommodations, and offered support using a coach/mentor model.
10. Being consistent and predictable caretakers for students, attuned to students and their underlying needs.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Sociology