Dynamic Service Solutions, LLC has been a trusted partner in both government and private sector services both here and abroad. We were enthusiastically established to provide exceptional engineering, and staffing services to support critical operations and support innovative technology. Dynamic Service Solutions has successfully blended the unique requirements of each client with rapid-response customer service, quality products, and optimum measurable results. Our strong past performance with Federal Government and engineering industries reflect our unique capacity to empower each client to achieve measurable performance.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing direct supervision of children in care and maintain a line of sight at all times. Youth Care Workers will provide oversight of UAC. They will assist during the transition and with the movement of children from one activity to the next and one physical location to another and will conduct themselves in an appropriate manner.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct supervision of children in care and maintain line-of-sight at all times.
• Provide oversight during recreation, meal-time, relaxing time, and play.
• Interact with children including playing games or during recreational time.
• Provide a positive and respectful attitude towards children in care.
• Maintain safety, accountability and security of the facility.
• Teach, coach and supervise students in activities of daily living including morning, bedtime and overnight procedures, hygiene and cleanliness, housekeeping, meals, intramurals, sports, academics, and extracurricular activities both on and off facility.
• Follow individual treatment plans for all the children.
• Recognize escalating behaviors and intervene at the appropriate level to ensure safety and security.
• Transport students to court, home passes and appointments as necessary.
• Responsible for working collaboratively with program administrators to ensure that the collaborative process between the unit supervisors, case managers and clinical staff occurs on a consistent and on-going basis to ensure that unit programming is developed, implemented and maintained within the lens of integrative treatment design.
• Provides effective communication across departments and programs to ensure consistency of expectations, as well as works effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain effective working relationships with families, children/youth, colleagues, consultants and community agencies.
• Develop and maintain emotional intelligence for effective self-care and the role-model for youth, staff, and families the essence of Trauma Informed Practices.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the value of cultural diversity, including the ability to develop systems and practices that are inclusive of diverse staff members and responsive to the cultural needs of the client population served.
• Assist ensuring program operations and activities adhere to legal guidelines and internal policies.
• Other task and responsibilities as assigned.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Qualififications and Requirements

• Level: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Direct care staff shall be 21 years old or older
• Valid, active driver's license preferred.
• MUST have minimum 1 year of verifiable work experience with children/juveniles.
• 3 shifts available (1st, 2nd and 3rd)
• Must be fully bilingual (English/Spanish)

• Lead positions available with right experience.

Working Conditions/ Physical Effort

Work is performed mostly in an office setting. Some overnight travel, public speaking, evening and weekend work are requirements of the position. Regular computer works also required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls; reach; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described above are representative of the physical capabilities that must be met by an employee and the working conditions that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Dynamic Service Solutions is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, genetic information, disability, age, military service or veteran status, parental status, or other non-merit factor. Dynamic Service Solutions is also committed to comply with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

We participate in E-Verify.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Youth work: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)
• Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Houston, TX 77090: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person