Child Support Professional - WellLIfe Dix Hills NY

Job Details

Job Title: Child Support Professional WellLIfe

Position Reports to Job Title: Program Supervisor/Social Worker & Program Director

Location: Dix Hills NY

Position Summary:

A Child Support Professional works as part of a team in coordinating the daily operations of the Community Residence Program and ultimately ensures the safety of the youth served. A Child Support Professional reports to the Program Supervisor/Social Worker and the Program Director.

Essential Accountabilities:

Operational:

1. General supervision of youth during shift. All youth must be in eyesight vision of all staff at all times.

2. Provide handoff communication with other staff members any time a youth enters or leaves an area of eyesight vision.

3. Ensure and adhere to OMH regulated 3:1 daytime/evening and 4:1 overnight youth to staff ratios at all times.

4. Primary Counselor for 23 youth.

5. Implementation of service plan goals through the provision of restorative services such as counseling behavior modification training socialization training independent living skills training family support etc.

6. Contacting assigned youths families multiple times per week.

7. Completion of documentation including but not limited to monthly restorative notes daily entries in the communication log progress reports incident reports etc.

8. Completing the Shift Summary sheets as assigned.

9. Documentation of the youth phone contact with their families.

10. Transportation of youth in agency and/or personal vehicle. Accompany supervise and provide transportation (when necessary) for appointments home visits and activities

11. Involvement in change of shift meeting and house youth meeting.

12. Attendance at all inservice trainings and OMH trainings.

13. Attendance at 75 staff meetings annually 9 of 12 staff meeting) and playing an active role in bringing up staff issues and youth concerns.

14. Medication management and appropriate documentation.

15. Emergency coverage as needed (i.e. staff shortage on shift crisis CPEP visits after scheduled hours).

16. Ensure proper change of shift (i.e. not leaving until the next shift arrives).

17. Report to Program Supervisor or Program Director for regular supervision.

18. Participation in OMH QI plans and agency QI plans.

19. Responsible for maintaining (or having access to) a personal vehicle throughout the course of the work day. .

20. Attendance and participation at the Family Bonds Retreat Weekend if necessary.

21. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

A high school diploma and minimum of two years experience in a Mental Health or related setting.

Americans with Disabilities Specifications

Physical Demand:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear; The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is not exposed to weather conditions.

Compensation:$18.26 $18.26 Hourly

Job Number 206110