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YOUTH CARE WORKER Department: Youth Services Center FLSA Status: Non-exempt Classification/Level: POLE II Date Last Reviewed: 1/26/2021 Under the direction of the Youth Services Center Administration, the Youth Care Worker provides supervision and assists in maintaining a safe environment for the youth in our care. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Responsible for the supervision of the youth and maintaining a safe environment including wake-ups, showers, meals, recreation, study time, assigned work, special and seasonal activities and bedtime Documents and updates files and paper work concerning the care of the youth Evaluates residents' behavior, resolves conflicts and addresses behavioral problems Create and update students school charts to maintain accurate records File appropriate paperwork for school Assist the teacher with classroom duties Complete a detailed safety care plan for each resident upon arrival Maintains communication with supervisors concerning residents' behavior, ensuring prescribed treatment plans are implemented and in compliance with all plan specifications Maintains clean unit with residents' assistance including, but not limited to, sweeping floors, cleaning furniture and appliances, washing windows, stocking and sanitizing bathrooms and changing beds Ensure all hazardous hygiene products are kept in a secure location and out of reach of children Transports residents to off-campus activities and appointments Deep clean and sanitize school equipment Ensure all students are practicing social distancing and wearing masks Deep clean and sanitize units three times per day Count, record, and dispenses medications and perform first aid to residents as needed. Model, assist, and act as a role model teaching daily living skills including hygiene Work one on one with students to help complete school assignments Creates structured activities for residents Teaching and documenting life skills to residents 16 years and older Supervise and document residents' visitation phone calls Closely monitor students while on computers to ensure they are on appropriate sites Assists with intake of new residents, including completing required forms and securing clothes and personal possessions Maintains inventory of supplies, linens and personal hygiene products. Distributes upon request, ordering supplies as needed Attend monthly mandatory staff meetings Understand and abide by CARF standards, policies, and procedures Complete TCI training and become certified within 1 year of hire Performs all other duties as assigned REQUIREMENTS: High School or GED, Associates Degree or two years of college credits preferred, and one-year experience working with youth or young adults Valid Driver's License to operate County owned vehicle Must be 21 years of age or older Ability to maintain confidentiality of all Departmental records and information Working knowledge of local, state and federal laws applicable to Youth Services Center operations with the ability to apply and enforce regulations Strong written and verbal communication Ability to enforce center rules and regulations, resolve conflicts, respond to emergencies and take authoritative actions as needed Previous training as Youth/Child Care worker and crisis intervention Ability to prepare accurate and detailed records of all resident's behavior Ability to safely restrain residents DIFFICULTY OF WORK: The Youth Care Worker understands the rules and regulations regarding the supervision of youth. Work consists of relatively standardized tasks when evaluating resident's behavior and completing the necessary reports and records. RESPONSIBILITY: The Youth Care Worker performs a variety of standardized assignments including cleaning and housekeeping duties to maintain the Youth Services Center requirements. Work is reviewed upon completion and requires some judgment when resolving conflicts and behavioral problems. PERSONAL WORK RELATIONSHIPS: The Youth Care Worker maintains frequent communication with other County employees, personnel from other agencies and potentially violent and hostile youth residents regarding enforcing rules and regulations and providing information regarding the residents. WORKING CONDITIONS: The Youth Care Worker must be able to move around freely with frequent walking required with some lifting up to forty pounds, and some reaching over head, kneeling, crawling and climbing ladders with frequent pushing and/or pulling loads and bending with some exposure to temperature extremes, dangerous equipment, chemicals, noise, noxious odors/fumes and frequent need to restrain residents. SUPERVISION: None LICENSING: CPR/First Aid/AED Valid Driver's License to operate County owned vehicle IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Youth Services Center Supervisor HOURS: Various hours as needed EEO CATEGORY: 1104 WORKERS'S COMP CODE: 8380