Job Order Detail

Description

The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker provides care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues. The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker is actively engaged and fully participates in all aspects of the children, youth, and/or adults group living experience, providing care, support, and role modelling. The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker works to provide the participants with a safe, nurturing, predictable, and structured living environment. The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker is involved in the implementation of the participants treatment plan and in meeting the participants emotional and physical needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Services
     * Provide care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioralissues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues.
     * Maintain a therapeutic milieu.
     * Participate in the development and implementation of activity plans.
     * Engage and fully participate with the participants.
     * Provide observations to clinical professionals and unit managers regarding treatment plans, goal setting, and/or life skills.
     * Participate in team meetings and discussions.
     * Teach participants life skills such as self-care, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and positive interactions.
     * Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavioralmanagement and support methods including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing.
     * Complete reports and documentation clearly, accurately, in a timely manner, and within agency standards.
     * Perform other related duties as assigned.