Residential Assistant
Help Teenagers Build Successful Futures
At Children's Harbor, we believe every young adult deserves the opportunity to thrive. Children's Harbor is seeking a compassionate, motivated, trauma informed professional to guide teenagers (ages 13-18) as they navigate their transition aged years.
We are looking for someone who is able to provide a nurturing, highly structured environment of care and supervision while ensuring each youth’s safety and well-being are met. Meet the immediate medical, emotional, educational, and permanent needs of the youth during their placement. Implement the WELLE Model and Motivational Interviewing Techniques (MI), trauma-informed, building positive relationships, increasing competencies, and maintaining structure and consistency in the home.
If you're passionate about wanting to make a lasting impact, we'd love to meet you.
What You'll Do
Your Responsibilities Include:
- Daily documentation (i.e., gas log, medicine log, staff communication log, toiletries log, room inspection sheet, travel forms, etc.).
- Prepares and submits incident reports within 12 hours of the incident to the Residential Director, Residential manager, and Chief Operating Officer.
- Prepares meals and snacks for the residents and ensures they are served “family style”.
- Assists in preparation of bi-weekly inventory sheet and grocery list.
- Transports residents and children to appointments, off-campus outings, school, work, etc.
- Ensures that the residents receive items as needed.
- Ensures that the facility is in safe, clean, and orderly condition always.
- Report any physical safety issues to the Lead HP or residential manager.
- Provide effective and immediate crisis intervention, utilizing WELLE.
- Implements and reinforces behavior management techniques.
- Assists with teaching Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Independent Living Skills (ILS), and appropriate parenting techniques.
- Assists residents with medication management.
- Performs daily room inspections and documents accordingly.
- Completes daily progress notes on each resident.
- Oversees resident’s schedule and is responsible for assisting the resident to comply (School, work, therapy, etc.).
- Attends and participates in monthly staff meetings.
- Works cooperatively with peers, ensuring consistency and continuity of care.
What We're Looking For
Requirements:
- 2 years’ experience working with children (At-Risk)
- High School diploma OR associate degree in social work or related area
- Trained in trauma informed care.
- Ability to set boundaries and foster consistent patterns of behavior
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to problem solve and make decisions quickly
- Must have reliable transportation
Preferred
- WELLE Behavior Modification trained
- Knowledge of the child welfare system
- Trauma informed trained
Schedule
- Both FT/ PT position available
- Full-time (Monday–Friday 3-11pm)
- Part- time (Saturday-Sunday)
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