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Vista Del Mar · 4 months ago

Overnight Youth Development Counselor (Wed-Sat: 10:30pm-8:30am)

3200 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$17.68/hr - $24.21/hr

1+ years exp

Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services is dedicated to empowering children and families in Southern California through trauma-responsive services. The Overnight Youth Development Counselor is responsible for supervising and caring for youth in placement, ensuring their basic needs are met while promoting their development in a safe and supportive environment.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for the health and safety of residents in the unit from 10:30 PM to 8:30 AM

Checks on each room in each wing at 15-minute intervals, at a minimum. Stays awake and alert all night and close to resident rooms

Constant supervision (1:6 staff to youth ratio), protection, and care of youth, individually and in groups, always in a manner consistent with their personal rights, to ensure safety within a trauma-informed framework

Ensures that youth have access to all the services they need to meet their basic needs, such as food, clothing, hygiene, shelter, and medical and dental

Works as a part of the treatment team to help youth develop various skills, including social, vocational, educational, hygiene, and other skills, and assists residents with strengthening their daily living skills

Establishes effective counselor-client relationships. Supports others in interacting with residents and assists youth and staff in cottage-based therapeutic activities, religious activities, outings, etc. Serves as an effective advocate for all youth in placement

Completes several health and safety reports, CCL reports, and ORR reports. Typical reports include daily room checks, religious logs, recreation logs, telephone logs, clothing inventories, client case notes, etc

Document all incidents during the shift as required and update the shift staff and resident-specific exchange notes, significant incident/child-level event reports, and any other reporting tools provided

Inspect and maintain the cottage's cleanliness, including resident rooms and communal spaces, which includes logging oven cleanliness, drier and washer cleanliness, and refrigerator temperatures

Always maintains a professional approach with clients, colleagues, placement workers, and supervisors, as demonstrated by demeanor and adherence to dress code and code of conduct

Document the youth’s progress, identifying any possible need for professional services, and communicate such findings to treatment staff in a legible, professional, and timely manner. Participates in and/or conducts cottage group meetings and documents meeting content

Conduct daily living groups and write cottage reports for residents’ Treatment Plans

Understand and communicate policies and practices related to patient’s rights

Completes Special Incident/Unusual Occurrence Reports as mandated by ORR and State Licensing requirements and understands/demonstrates the requirement of reporting suspected abuse and/or mistreatment of youth under their care

Takes part in crisis intervention/de-escalation of residents using CPI and Risking Connections learning skills

Demonstrates an understanding and practice of relationship-based treatment, strength-based, Trauma-informed, and culturally/LGBTQ-sensitive approach in working with youth while administering appropriate and effective interventions setting limits on behavior per agency policy

Drives residents in agency vehicles as requested

Meets training requirements (40 hours of in-service training per year, CPR, First Aid, CTI, and ORR Training)

Qualification

Crisis interventionTrauma-informed careBilingual communicationCPR certificationFirst Aid certificationRelationship-based treatmentCulturally sensitive approachTeam collaboration

Required

A high school diploma is required

Be at least 21 years old

Valid Drivers License

Able to interrupt physical and verbal altercations among residents using training from the CPI- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention and de-escalation skills

Provide support and care via a trauma-informed lens acquired from TSI- Risking Connections training

Administer CPR/First Aid

Perform basic lifting and housekeeping duties

Operate a motor vehicle