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About the Role

Nexus Family Healing - Austin campus is looking for a resilient and compassionate Youth Care Professional - Temporary Relief who is able to provide youth exceptional care. Each person you work alongside is dedicated to a common purpose: changing lives through our cornerstone values.

Responsibilities

• Initiate engagement with client and provides safe interactions, mentorship and supervision of their daily activities and behaviors according to established guidelines and procedures
• Monitor and coach clients to achieve activities of daily living such as personal hygiene, grooming, upkeep of living areas and laundry
• Assure clients adhere to and engage in the daily schedules and activities established for the program, including school, therapy sessions, group sessions, external appointments, and family visits
• Serve as a mentor and role model by demonstrating compassion and understanding for feelings, and experiences of staff and clients; communicate in an honest, positive, and respectful manner
• Plan and participate in creating daily scheduling, activities, treatment planning, guidance plans, and safety protocols
• Demonstrate acceptance and inclusivity concerning individual commonalities and differences such as gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability, and gender identity
• Advocate for the client’s needs
• Engage in therapeutic interventions with clients within treatment parameters, while always maintaining healthy and appropriate boundaries with clients and families
• Demonstrate and abide by the Empowering Restorative Engagement Model (ERE Model) and programming; direct staff in developing action plans, safety planning through the ERE model
• Comply with Nexus policies involving privacy and confidentiality for clients and their families
• Complete all client related documentation accurately and professionally (incidents, progress notes, etc.)

Requirements

• Must be 21 Years of Age
• Must have a High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Must have a valid driver's license
• A desire to work in the human services field & caring for at-risk youth
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
• Must successfully pass a MN criminal background check
• Successfully participate and complete a two-day Handle with Care training and exam
• Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility

Location

• 1111 28th St NE, Austin, MN 55912

Work Type

• Temporary Relief
• Part-Time

Education Level

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• $18.50 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• 8 Paid Floating Holidays (64 hours) Annually
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• No-cost Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion opportunities

About the Company

• Nexus Family Healing is a national mental health organization serving a diverse group of youth and families.
• Nexus Family Healing embraces diversity, promotes equity, and fosters inclusion.
• Our ICARE Values: Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, Excellence.

Equal Opportunity

• At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.