Nexus Treatment Manteno , IL 60950
Posted 2 weeks ago
Nexus-Indian Oaks is looking to add a fantastic Overnight Youth Care Professional to our team!
Nexus-Indian Oaks is located 50 miles south of Chicago in the small, rural community of Manteno, Illinois. We offer a unique homelike setting, where boys and girls ages 12 to 21 live, eat, exercise, and go to school on campus. Helping youth face difficult challenges isn't easy - but for most of us, it's the most satisfying work we've ever done.
If you have a passion for changing lives and inspiring hope, please apply!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary responsibility of our Overnight Youth Care Professional is to support and reinforce the individualized treatment plan for each youth. This role is crucial to the success of our organization just as your influence is crucial to the success of our youth. A typical day would include providing the following therapeutic services:
Ensure that residents adhere to daily schedules and activities established for the program, including school, therapy sessions, external appointments, etc.
Serve as a mentor and role model by demonstrating compassion and understanding for feelings, opinions and experience of others, and communicating and interacting in a manner that is honest, positive, respectful and professional
Ensure resident safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean and therapeutic
Plan and participate in off-campus resident activities and assist in the transportation of client for home visits, doctor appointments, planned recreational activities, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS:
High School diploma or GED
Minimum 21 years of age
Valid driver's license required (must meet state driving criteria and pass corporate eligibility standards)
The physical demands necessary for the Night Youth Care Professional are:
Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of residents
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility
Schedule:
Full-time onsite opportunity
Starting Pay Rate: $17.80 per hour
Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include:
Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
Multiple options for health insurance coverage
No-cost life insurance
Short/long-term disability insurance
401k match
NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
NEW - Carrot Fertility Benefit
Tuition assistance and training opportunities
Advancement pathways and internal promotion
And much more!
At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.
Our ICARE Values:
Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards
APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives - including your own!
Keywords: "Trauma-Informed Care", "Residential Treatment", "Direct Care Professional", "Direct support", "Youth Support Professional", "Mental Health", "Children's Mental Health", "Social Work", "Social Services" "Psychology", "Overnight Shift" "Youth Care" "Counseling" "Community"
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