Overnight Resident Assistant- Float

OVERVIEW: The Center for Youths multiple residential programs include Emergency Shelter for youth ages 12-17 Crisis Nurseries for children under 14 and Transitional Living Programs for youth and young adults ages 16-24. All provide emergency and independent living supports and services to runaway and homeless youth (RHY) 7 days a week and all year round. The Overnight RHY Resident Assistant (RA) Float position provides on-site engagement and support that is strength-based and mutually respectful. Residents are approached from an asset-based perspective so that staff can form partnerships that help identify issues concerns and needs and then the strategies required to address them. The teams ultimate goal is to provide emergency and transitional care and support to families in crisis and homeless youth in a safe respectful environment and to work with them to resolve the issues that led to their homelessness so that they can ultimately secure and maintain a stable living environment. The Overnight RHY RA Float position works out of the TLP Devonshire Apartment program where it provides support and coverage at the other residential sites as needed. This includes transporting youth from the emergency shelter to school when needed. This is a part-time position Thursday-Saturday 10:00 pm - 8:00 am 28.5 hours per week.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

• Supervision of daily activities
• Liaison with overnight intake and on-call staff
• Crisis/conflict prevention/intervention response and intervention
• Transportation of youth in personal or agency vehicle including school transportation for clients
• Support coverage for staff breaks at other residential programs
• Maintenance of accurate and timely program records
• Maintenance of facility and grounds
• Promotion of positive team interactions throughout the agency
• Actively participate in individual and group supervision
• Attend staff meetings as appropriate with schedule
• Development and pursuit of professional development
• Other duties as assigned

GUIDELINES:

Candidates must be:

• Youth friendly and positive
• Calm and objective in crisis situations
• Sensitive to the cultural issues and needs of youth from diverse backgrounds
• Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders (i.e. youth peers referral sources law enforcement)
• Able to work evenings weekends and holidays as needed and assigned

Candidates must possess significant knowledge of and skills related to:

• positive youth development
• serving LGBTQ and trafficked youth
• counseling approaches and techniques
• adolescent development and issues
• residential services
• group facilitation and training methods
• community resources
• crisis prevention intervention skills and resolution
• verbal and written communication
• time management
• multi-tasking
• social recreational activities
• meal preparation housekeeping and the maintenance of facility and grounds

In addition to the above it is mandatory that prior to hire a candidate have or be willing to obtain:

• A valid NYS drivers license with driving record acceptable to agency insurance carrier
• Regular access to a motor vehicle or reliable transportation that has automobile insurance at the level of $300000 per accident/$100000 per person Bodily Injury and $50000 Property Damage

It is also mandatory that new employees be cleared by the NYS Central Register prior to interaction with clients.

CULTURAL COMPETENCY:

The Center delivers programs and services to youth and families across Monroe County who represent many racial cultural and geographic groups. The Center ensures understanding and values differences in people of diverse cultures ethnic origins sexual orientations disabilities and beliefs. All staff are required to attend cultural competency workshops and trainings and to continually enhance their own understanding of cultural diversity. The Center Performance Appraisal administered annually provides an opportunity for staff to evaluate how they are integrating culturally competent practices into everyday work.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The residential programs are multi-story buildings and candidates must be autonomously mobile and able to work anywhere within the facility. Candidates must be able to participate in the maintenance of the facility and grounds and be able to operate agency vehicles.

QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelors degree in a Human Services related field or an equivalent combination of education and 2 years of experience is recommended.

COMPUTER SKILLS RECOMMENDED:

Word- Advanced

Microsoft- Advanced

Internet- Advanced

Excel- Intermediate