Description

Thompson Child & Family Focus employs hard working, dedicated, caring, innovative team members who are committed to excellence and empowering children and families through therapy, education, and prevention-based care!

What’s in it for you? Great Benefits for full-time employees! 

· 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid Holidays!

· Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance options

· Life Insurance 

· 401K Match

· Education Reimbursement 

· Paid time off for volunteering in the community

· Free EAP services 

· Mileage Reimbursement

· Multiple opportunities for growth

· iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles

· Clinical Supervision Reimbursement for eligible roles

What Will You Do? 

Do you have a passion for empowering today's youth with real-world guidance and support? Are you committed to helping vulnerable youth overcome generational challenges, learn new communication and coping mechanisms and show them some fun? Have you spent time educating yourself in the psychological familial and societal impacts on today's youth, but need some hands-on practice?

Do you want to be a change-maker for youth in 2024?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then we'd love to connect with you! As a leading provider of clinical and preventative services for children and families in Charlotte, Thompson is committed to impacting change! We believe that trauma-informed care, in a beautiful setting, fueled by people who are committed to the success of vulnerable youth, will change our communities. As we prepare to roll-out a new program, enhanced with additional levels of assessment, care and support for youth and their families, we are looking for Residential Youth Partners to bring our plan to life. 

As the Residential Care Specialist you will be expected to provide care, supervision, structure, and to be an advocate that provides and builds a therapeutic relationship with the youth in your care. You will be surrounded by team members committed to the same goal, as well as various functional professionals partnering with you in our youth's success.

• Day-to-day care of youth while in residence (including fun!)
• Display empathy and compassion for youth, while upholding best practices outlined in our trauma-enforced training
• Being a source of hope and positivity in a challenging environment
• Communicate, advocate and participate in program activities and initiatives
• Conduct yourself in the highest standards of ethics and integrity while displaying emotional intelligence in your day-to-day work with clients, peers, and leadership
• Uphold standards of care for the physical, psychological and mental health of our youth
• Provide vigilant supervision and monitoring of every client in your care
• Support treatment process of each youth 

Requirements

What qualifications do you need?

• Minimum 21 years of age
• High School Diploma 
• Bachelor’s Degree, a plus!
• Experience working with children and/or adolescents – If you've worked with youth in a residential treatment center and/or a behavioral health setting, plus plus plus!
• A valid NC driver’s license 
• All potential job candidates must pass a drug screening test, and an extensive background check is required.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, employees are required to walk, sit, use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Employees will perform a wide variety of physical tasks such as standing, walking, running, stooping, bending, climbing stairs and lifting of individuals, which requires strength, coordination, endurance, and agility. The employee must be agile enough to control and rapidly extricate him/herself and children and youths from buildings in case of an emergency. The employee must be capable of running a distance as required in the apprehension of a fleeing youth.

If your qualifications meet the requirements of the job and you want to be part of a winning culture, don’t delay….. Apply at thompsoncff.org where we are strengthening Children, Families and Communities! 

Thompson participates in E-Verify. 

Thompson is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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