DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervise, engage, and positively interact with youth with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties in a home-like environment.
• Develop and facilitate behavioral programming for the resident in the home.
• Accurately record data on individual residents, including daily observations and information about activities, behaviors and social interactions with peers.
• Teach and assist residents in activities of daily living including self-care habits such as eating, hygiene, etc.
• Plan, organize and participate in recreational activities, such as games, painting, drawing, crafts, singing, sports, etc.
• Perform household responsibilities to include preparing food for residents, general cleaning, and minor maintenance necessary to keep youth safe.
• Assist with teaching social and independent living skills to youth.
• Provide coping skills to youth so situations dont reach a high level or risk and cause a crisis.
• Verbally de-escalate situations as needed and use approved physical crisis intervention as a last resort to keep residents and staff safe.
• Utilize trauma informed treatment approaches in all interactions with youth.
• Contribute to a positive work environment by following Genacross mission and vision statements.
• Communicate with and provide information to co-workers and supervisors to help create a safe environment for residents and staff by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Attend individual youth treatment planning meetings, scheduled staff meetings, and trainings as required.
• Provide shift coverage as needed and in emergencies.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Job Summary