Family Restoration Services (FRS) provides an array of services to emotionally disabled youth requiring supportive services to stabilize in their own homes. Family Restoration seeks to restore optimal health to the body, mind, and spirit. In this respect, our mission is to offer youth and families restorative counsel to repair dysfunctional homes, build healthy familial relationships, and to curb negative behaviors and attitudes through fitness and nutritional activities, therapeutic interventions and community partnering.

FRS believes each child deserves an opportunity to be involved in something he/she enjoys, explore talents and dreams and to gain passion for life and living through achieving excellence. FRS sets a standard for participation in various activities that allows youth access to social and recreational opportunities, with same age, non- disabled peers. Youth are escorted into natural settings with a therapeutic agent who experientially teaches discipline, self-control, respect for authority, positive peer relations, and life-saving lessons only gained through these types of real life experiences. FRS employs highly competent and skilled individuals that believe in success and motivational concepts that encourage achievement in every relevant environment of a child's life.

We are seeking Therapeutic Sports Specialists to facilitate therapeutic sports and/or fitness opportunities to emotionally challenged youth to curb negative attitudes and behaviors, redirect aggression, and provide healthier and therapeutic social and recreational outlets for at-risk youth. Specialists will work as a part-time independent contractor between 5 and 20 hours a month per assigned case/youth. Qualified candidates should be able to provide therapeutic support to clients who attend equine-assisted psychotherapy on each Tuesday from 12pm to 6pm. Interested candidates should be comfortable working around horses at a horse stable while providing therapeutic services. Candidate should be able to work independently in the client's home and other community settings and be able to exercise appropriate clinical judgment in potentially threatening or serious situations. Candidate should have experience in providing therapeutic services to children with autism.

Responsibilities and Duties include:

• Provide direct supervision, monitoring and behavior intervention to emotionally challenged youth;
• Provide supportive counseling, motivational training and encouragement to emotionally disturbed youth in effort to meet stated goals;
• Apply therapeutic interventions to deescalate behaviors to keep consumers safe,
• Complete required documentation on youth’s progression toward stated goals;
• Provide feedback, as needed, to parents, referral sources, and related providers,
• Assess youth’s progression and need for change in individualized service/fitness plan to reach optimal results;
• Monitor nutritional needs and encourage healthier dietary exchanges.
• Attend monthly sporting activities and community service activities,
• Monitor physical and dental need

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Human Services field with one year experience working with emotionally/behaviorally challenged youth or equivalent experience.

Competencies:

· Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems time efficiently; Gathers and analyzes information; Develops solutions; Uses reason.

· Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively; Listens and gets clarification when necessary; Responds informatively to questions.

· Written Communication - Writes clearly and concisely; Edits work; Varies writing style to meet needs; Able to read and interpret written information.

· Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Sets goals and objectives.

Work Environment

· Exposure to normal office environment conditions.

· Exposure to fitness equipment and fitness environment

Job Types: Contract, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 per week

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience working with kids with autism?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: In person