TAY Youth Support Specialist

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young adults As a TAY Youth Support Specialist youll provide supervision support and guidance to residents in a safe and respectful environment. Youll serve as a positive role model help youth build daily living skills enforce program rules and maintain health and safety standards while contributing to a welcoming community. If youre ready to use your skills to inspire growth and stability we encourage you to apply and join our team.

Responsibilities: 

• Maintain shift coverage and primary supervision and support of residential clients.
• Set and contribute to a safe dignified orderly atmosphere by enforcing program rules policies and procedures as well as through observing stated DBH and CFSA grievance policy. Act as a role model - guiding clients and facilitating appropriate behavior about daily living skills self-care personal interaction social relationships and constructive time management.
• Enforce the curfew regulation and conduct regular rounds of the facility and hourly rounds. Rounds include the interior (client living quarters bathrooms community rooms) and exterior of the building.
• Ensure that the participants living quarters are safe and well-organized.
• Limit access to facility to participants staff and authorized visitors and service providers.
• Help to ensure adequate health and safety standards are maintained throughout the facility.
• Interact with participants to share information provide supplies conduct intakes and facilitate interventions as necessary.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients and staff; Respond to client requests in a professional and courteous manner; Observe and adhere to client confidentiality standards.
• Maintain thorough and accurate records files correspondence and statistics; Complete necessary documentation (both hand-written and computer based/data entry) in a timely accurate complete and legible manner. May include but not limited to: notations in the shelter log bed roster incident reports late arrivals sign-in sheets referrals showers and laundry schedules and any other forms used or as directed by your supervisor.
• Respond appropriately to emergencies including contacting appropriate staff and supervisors interacting with police fire and medical personnel as needed.
• Generate and submit all incident reports(include detailed information of the incident and names of first responders)
• Maintain and promote the cooperative harmonious teamwork environment DBH/CFSA strives to promote within the workplace; Maintain and promote an atmosphere of dignity and respect in line with the philosophy and policies of DBH/CFSA.
• Ensure effective communication of priority information to all necessary staff and shifts.
• Answer residential site telephone in a professional and courteous manner; relay timely and accurate messages. Provide information upon request about available services offered.
• Participate in staff and shift change meetings as required.
• Perform daily maintenance; prepare living units for incoming participants (clean room and change linen) clean and maintain the kitchen bathrooms living room dining area computer area basement laundry room and staff office area.
• Assist with preparing resident meals as needed.
• Appropriate disposal of garbage .
• Complete designated shift-specific tasks.
• Reasonable hours of overtime may be required from time to time. Advance notice will be provided when possible. All employees are expected to work such hours as needed. We cannot guarantee overtime will be available.
• Others duties assigned

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of a BACHELORS DEGREE in Human Services and at least 3 years documented experience working in a group home setting.
• Support individual care plan goals develop independent living skills and conduct groups as needed.
• Must be flexible to work shifts including weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to lift up to 25lbs.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job without reasonable accommodations Computer skills written and oral skills are required.
• US work authorization (Required)
• At least a BA degree in the Human Services field with at least 3 years Case Management experience serving at risk youth populations and or young adults in the areas of homelessness child welfare mental health or education. Individuals without a degree in any of the human services fields who serves as TAY Specialist or any individual providing direct services

Additional Information :

Salary range is $45000- $47000 annually based on experience and qualifications.

MBI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including market salaries PTO  employee perks Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance 401K Plan 401K Matching Employee Referral Benefits Short-term/Long-term disability Growth Opportunities and more.

It is MBI Health Services policy to comply to D.C. Mayor Bowsers order issued on August 10 2021 that all DC employees and DC Contract/Grant Agencies must get vaccinated.

MBI will also accommodate medical and religious exemptions. More information can be provided upon application acceptance.

Together we can offer steps toward empowerment!

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time