Awake Overnight Youth Stabilization Specialist
Awake Overnight Youth Stabilization Specialist
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Job Description
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Are you ready to make a lasting impact by helping youth navigate their most challenging moments and guiding them toward a brighter future Join the dedicated team at Senecas Welcoming Center!
As the Awake Overnight Youth Stabilization Specialist you will work with youth ages 0 17 at the Welcoming Center ensuring the safety stability and growth of youth in care. You will be responsible for conducting regular checkins during the night to leading life skills groups provide crisis interventions and deescalation participate in client treatment planning and provide transportationcoordination as needed.
ABOUT THE WELCOMING CENTER
The Welcoming Center is a nurturing homelike receiving facility dedicated to supporting children and youth in Santa Clara County who face the challenges of placement disruption. Our multidisciplinary team offers safety care comfort and therapeutic support around the clock ensuring that young people receive the immediate attention they need 24/7. We serve young individuals who have recently been removed from their homes are returning after an elopement or have experienced a sudden loss of placement. Upon arrival children and youth are greeted by empathetic and welltrained therapists and counselors. These professionals create a calm and stable environment carefully assessing each individuals unique needs while working to secure appropriate placement.
ABOUT SENECA
Seneca Family of Agencieshas been nominated among theBay Areas Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. Were committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health communitybased and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity Equity and Inclusionto bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.
Responsibilities
- Must stay up all night and do bed checks on clients every 1530 minutes
- Provide behavioral and crisis stabilization services utilizing Senecas behavioral model to ensure the safety of the youth
- Facilitate a life skills group and assist in developing services strategies interventions and activities to support the youth across different environments
- Supervise youth across different environments providing supervision for visits with family when necessary
- Plan and lead communitybased activities for youth (may include families)
- Engage the youth in therapeutic activities and projects as well as educational activities
- Participate in an oncall rotation as needed to support the safety and supervision of youth
- Complete daily progress notes and incident reports with accuracy and in a timely manner
Qualifications
- Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelors degree 1 year of experience OR
- Associate degree or equivalent 2 year of applicable experience
- Applicable experience can include paid or unpaid experience working with youth or
families or working in the social services field
- Be part of a rotating emergency oncall system scheduled ahead of time
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Valid drivers license clean driving record and insurability through Seneca Family of Agencies insurance policy
- TB test clearance fingerprinting clearance and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
- Proof of uptodate COVID19 vaccination
PREFERRED
- Bilingual Spanish skill set
- Experience working with youth and families with complex and enduring needs
- Ability to work as a team player with diverse population and demonstrates cultural competency
Schedule
- Fulltime; Overnight Shift
- Sunday 7pm 7am; Monday Wednesday 11pm 8am
Benefits
- Starting at $30 $32.50 per hour commensurate with experience
- Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
- Salary increases each year
- Stipends provided to staff members participating in the emergency oncall shifts
- 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays
- Comprehensive benefits package:
- Medical dental vision chiropractic acupuncture fertility coverage
- Longterm disability family leave and life insurance
- 50 paid premiums for dependents
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Employerpaid Employee Assistance Plan
- Seneca is aPublic Service Loan Forgivenesscertified employer
- Scholarship opportunities ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington
Required Experience:
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Employment Type
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