Youth Care Professional
Description Nexus-Woodbourne Family Healing is seeking Youth Care Professionals to join our team! We have a variety of full-time residential counselor positions available throughout our youth & teen Residential Treatment Center and our Diagnostic program. The residential treatment center offers emotional, behavioral, mental health, and sexually problematic behavior programs. The short-term (90-day) diagnostic (DETP) program serves male, female, and transgender youth who have been commercially sexually exploited.
We embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity. Location: 1301 Woodbourne Avenue Baltimore, MD. 21239 Schedule: Hiring full-time and part-time Youth Care Professionals to join our team! Day Shift - 6:00am - 2:30pm or 7:00am - 3:30pm Evening Shift - 2:00pm - 10:30pm or 3:00pm - 11:30pm Night Shift - 10:00pm - 8:30pm or 11:00pm - 7:30am Monday-Sunday NOTE: The Work Schedule can vary PAY: Increased starting pay rate- $18.00 - $21.00 per hour!
In addition to the base pay rate, employees are eligible for: $1.00/hour added to base pay rate, after achieving and providing proof of the RCYCP certification $2.00/hour for each hour worked in the diagnostic (DETP) program $0.20/hour weekend shift differential for each hour worked on the weekend (Friday at 10:00pm through Sunday at 10:29pm) Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include: Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment 8 additional paid holidays Multiple options for health insurance coverage No-cost life insurance Short/long-term disability insurance 401k match Mental Health: Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family Hinge Health (musculoskeletal) Benefit for the whole family Carrot Fertility Benefit Tuition assistance, discounts, scholarships, CEUs, and enhanced job-specific training opportunities Advancement pathways and internal promotion Job Responsibilities: Daily Youth Care Support Initiates engagement with clients and provides safe interactions, mentorship, and supervision of their daily activities and behaviors Monitors and coaches clients to achieve activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, grooming, household upkeep, & laundry Ensures 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 Serves as a mentor and role model by demonstrating compassion and understanding for feelings and experiences of staff and clients; communicates in an honest, positive, and respectful manner Plans and participates in the development of daily schedules, activities, treatment plans, guidance plans, and safety protocols Demonstrates respect for individual differences and promotes an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and experiences Advocates for the client’s needs Treatment Planning & Protocol Administers medications and ensures accurate, compliant documentation within the client record as applicable Maintains awareness of individual client phases, privileges, and restrictions and adjusts interactions in an objective and empathetic manner Engages in therapeutic interventions with clients within treatment parameters, while always maintaining healthy and appropriate boundaries with clients and families Engages in counseling sessions with clients and assists in the development of treatment plans as needed Facilitates or co-facilitates educational groups that support treatment plan goals and therapeutic programming Client & Family Reinforcement Plans, participates, and successfully carries out off-campus client activities as designed while effectively managing the group and providing appropriate supervision of clients.
Assists in the transportation of clients for home visits, doctor’s appointments, planned recreational activities,