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Overnight Bilingual Youth Residential Specialist
Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Richmond, VA
Full time$23 / hour
Non-ProfitCatholicCharityHuman ServicesBilingual
Posted 507 day(s) ago


Since 1923, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) has provided life-changing human services to vulnerable individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. CCC offers quality and compassionate human services to all people, especially the most vulnerable, regardless of faith. We are passionate about the work we do in our communities, providing 31 critical services at 11 locations throughout Virginia.


Summary

  • This position provides supervision for children in shelter care during the overnight shift 12 am - 8 am, Saturday - Wednesday.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provides direct supervision and oversees physical care of children placed in shelter.
  • Assists children in coping with separation from family using a trauma-informed approach.
  • Assists children in managing their behavior in a healthy and positive manner through appropriate behavioral interventions.
  • Assists with and provides appropriate social, cultural, and recreational activities for children.
  • Assists in meeting goals and objectives on each child’s individualized service plan.
  • Prepares and maintains complete and accurate daily logs as per licensing, Department of Health and Human Services, and agency requirements.
  • Provides crisis intervention services and on-call coverage as assigned.
  • Participates in required trainings that include but are not limited to CPR/First Aid, Medication Management, and Behavioral Intervention.
  • Assists in the preparation of meals for children.
  • Assists in maintaining shelter facility in a clean and safe manner.
  • Assists in the development and implementation of the daily activity schedule for children in shelter.
  • Assists with transportation of children to community activities and appointments.
  • Represents the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner.
  • Demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
  • Demonstrates strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills.
  • Utilizes basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

QUALIFICATIONS


Education and/or Experience:

  • A baccalaureate degree in human services; or
  • An associate’s degree and six months of experience working with children; or
  • High School Diploma or GED and one year of experience working with children.
  • Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Full-time Employee Benefits:

  • Retirement savings – After one year of employment, the agency contributes 4% of your plan year earnings into a savings account for you and will match dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of salary if an employee makes contributions to the plan. That’s an 8% annual contribution to your retirement savings!
  • PTO – Earn 16 days off for vacation, sick, or personal time in your first year. This goes up to 22 days in your second year and keeps climbing every five years.
  • Holidays – Enjoy eleven paid holidays.
  • Other paid leave at no cost to employees – bereavement, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid parental leave.
  • Virginia Credit Union memberships.
  • Employee Assistance Program – Free services including five free confidential consultations with a mental health professional.
  • Medical Insurance – A choice of 4 PPO plans for employee, employee + spouse, employee + child(ren), or family coverage. A portion of premiums subsidized by the agency.
  • Dental Insurance – A choice of two dental plans for employee, employee + spouse, employee + child(ren), or family coverage. A portion of premiums subsidized by the agency.
  • Vision Insurance.
  • Life insurance – Paid by agency with the option to purchase additional coverage.
  • Other insurance benefits – Flexible spending accounts including dependent care, health savings account (for qualified HDHP participants), legal resources.

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