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Residential Treatment Worker -Youth Services

Four Oaks Family And Childrens Services
Marion, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2023 CLOSED ON 1/13/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Treatment Worker -Youth Services position at Four Oaks Family And Childrens Services?

What you will do?

As a Residential Youth Worker you will perform direct care duties and responsibilities in programming for juvenile males, ages 14 to 17 years old who struggle with emotional self regulation, anger outbursts, accepting decisions of authority and have a history of being in trouble with the law.

Direct Care Responsibilities - These can include but, are not limited to the following:

  • Ensure the welfare & safety, supervision and security of clients, co-workers and programming.
  • Conduct discussions, processing and actively role modeling pro-social decision making & behaviors.
  • Engage in behavioral management in order to keep clients from harming themselves or others.
  • Complete efficient and effective communication and documentation on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
  • Provide social skills and life skills development while practicing and role modeling on a daily basis.
  • Transport clients to and from medical, dental, vision and school appointments.


Essential Functions & Duties: The following are typical for this position, but are not all inclusive and other duties may be required and assigned.

  • Responsible and accountable for providing a safe and secure environment.
  • Directly supervise the security of all juveniles, assisting with their behavioral, emotional, medical and programming needs.
  • Coordinate activities at different levels within the facility.
  • Interact with juveniles to assess the impact of services received; monitors progress; assesses the need for additional services and/or behavioral interventions.
  • Engage with the juveniles on a one to one basis in skill building and counseling situations, as well as facilitating group skill building.
  • Assist juveniles in recognizing and maintaining good personal hygiene skills.
  • Assist with and supervise the daily cleanup and maintenance of the program.

What you need:

To qualify you must be at least 21 years of age and possess a High School Diploma or GED. A Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services, Criminal Justice or a related field of study is preferred, but not required. Additional requirements include:

  • Desire to help kids succeed.
  • Prior experience working with children in a mental health setting preferred.
  • Strong communication and problem solving abilities.
  • Basic computer skills in a MS Office environment.


Apply now for immediate consideration!

Salary : $15 - $16

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