Overview
Salary/Hourly Wage: $30.00/hour
Benefits: Paid Time Off, Health/Vision/Dental Insurance, 3% Retirement Match
Position Overview
Teton Youth and Family Services is seeking a dynamic individual to join our Youth Care Staff. Based on agency needs, our staff may be asked to work flexibly across both the Van Vleck House (group home) and Red Top Meadows (residential treatment facility). We serve adolescents in each facility and focus on areas including self-esteem, communication, anger management, emotional regulation, and healthy relationships.
Our organization operates 24/7, 365 days a year, providing care and support to youth in need. Youth Care staff are responsible for the daily supervision of our residents at either our residential treatment facility or our group home and crisis shelter. They build therapeutic relationships with our clients and create a safe and predictable environment. Creating this environment requires establishing healthy boundaries, reinforcing choices and behaviors through the use of natural and logical consequences, helping residents develop internal self-control by highlighting new growth and change as well as engaging in enriching activities.
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Program Manager, the Night staff shall assume responsibility for the following areas:
Ensures security at Red Top Meadows or Van Vleck House during the nighttime hours.
Make frequent bed checks (every ten to fifteen minutes) and keep written records of these checks. Make sure each student is seen and safe.
Remain aware and alert at all times while on duty.
Wake students for school, prepare weekday breakfast and, if needed, prep lunch and dinner according to menus planned.
Document food production records for breakfast.
Help students start their day positively by maintaining a pleasant, caring attitude, and a calm, respectful environment at breakfast.
Complete assigned minor maintenance or housekeeping responsibilities as scheduled for each night and those requested by your supervisor.
Deal briefly with student issues that arise during the night. Inform other staff of issues that may have occured. Document things properly by utilizing our electronic medical record. Write incident reports as necessary.
Continue professional development. Attend monthly all-staff meetings and attend other scheduled training sessions.
Flexibility to be on our On-Call Holding facility schedule for our crisis shelter 1-2 times per month.
Assume other duties assigned by the Director and Child Care Supervisor.
Qualifications:
Minimum requirements: High School Diploma - preferably Bachelors degree, patient, good listener, energetic, self-assured, Certified First Aid and CPR. Must be willing to submit background checks.
Employees must have a valid drivers license and a vehicle to get to and from work.
About Teton Youth and Family Services
Teton Youth and Family Services (TYFS) is a private non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families by providing a continuum of services addressing behavioral, emotional, and mental health issues. TYFS operates three core programs: Van Vleck House, Hirschfield Center for Children, and Red Top Meadows Residential Treatment Center, serving youth aged 10–18 in Teton, Lincoln, and Sublette Counties.
