SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee Steps to Success Program: Work with primaries around youth’s goal development, plan welcome dinners, distribute and track incentives, request moving-up meetings, plan recognition certificates or events related to Steps to Success Program. Co-facilitates regular House Meetings: Works with CCW and PM to schedule and facilitate House Meetings with an emphasis on building community and problem solving around youth concerns and house issues. Works with youth to identify concerns prior to meetings. Prepares agenda, keeps attendance, and documents meetings with minutes. Plans and implements in-house and community activities: Together with youth plans and implements activities both in the facility and in the community.  Activities may be either moms only or mother/child activities. Facilitates, or co-facilitates, these activities with Child Care Workers. Counseling: Understanding the impact of trauma on behavior and providing and modeling responsive care. Peer Group: Managing the group, understanding peer group dynamics, and creating a sense of community. Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS); Implement CPS strategies with youth and staff. BA level employee helps train and support staff in the use of CPS strategies. Safety Plans (ICMPs): Updates Safety Plans and reviews with staff in staff meetings (with BA level employee). Co-facilitates groups: Co-facilitates groups with clinical team staff and interns (with BA level employee). Documentation: Documents all activities through progress notes to be provided to the Case Worker. Provides receipts for expenditures. BASIC NORMS Commitment to Mission: Supports and promotes the creation and maintenance of a safe, orderly, caring and trauma responsive environment. Dependability/Responsibility: Attendance, promptness, integrity, keeping promises and completing tasks. Modeling Positive Behavior: Doing the right thing, promoting the right thing. Supporting Positive Behavior: Recognizes the strength in individuals and supports positive behavior Address Negative Behavior: Addresses negative behavior in a non-judgmental, trauma responsive, and collaborative problem solving manner. Ability and Willingness to be Introspective: The ability to understand your role and its impact on the youth, staff and organization and to self-reflect on your performance. The ability to accept and incorporate feedback. Well organized, strong emotional and social intelligence, strong leadership, flexibility and a “can do” attitude.  Desire and willingness to attend trainings. Teamwork: The ability to work with others and put the whole ahead of the parts.