Relief Therapeutic Youth Care Worker - Missoula, Always accepting applications.

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Relief Therapeutic Youth Care Worker - Missoula, Always accepting applications.
February 01, 2011 - February 01, 2016
Location: Missoula, MT
Salary Range: $8.90/hr
Employment Type: Other
Location: Missoula

Areas Of Responsibility

  • Assist regular child-care staff in their duties, to include:

    • A. Managing Group Living And Care, Including

  • Overseeing preparation and delivery of meals
  • Providing for transportation or residents
  • Managing positive interaction and conflict resolution.
  • Overseeing chores and general house cleaning/maintenance.
  • Participating in house council meetings.

    • B. Work With Youngsters In Care, Including

  • Providing guidance.
  • Helping with life planning.
  • Teaching life skills.
  • Teaching communication skills.
  • Assisting with relationship building skills.
  • Teaching life skills.
  • Teaching recreation skills.

    • C. Assisting Implementation Of Recreational Programs And Activities

  • Supervising group recreational activities.
  • Providing encouragement to residents to become involved in recreational activities outside of Center.
  • Monitoring individual physical programs.

    • D. Meeting Individual Client Needs

  • Providing individualized care.
  • Providing appropriate and individual attention to youth in care.
  • Doing informal counseling
  • Participating in group therapy sessions.
  • Advocating for needs of children.

    • Example Of Tasks

  • Monitor individual behavior of youngsters in care. Example of tasks
  • Provide praise and reward for positive behavior.
  • Do intervention or confrontation of negative or destructive behavior.
  • Give consequences.
  • Teach and model appropriate behaviors.
  • Record behavioral data.
  • Maintain program structure and assist with program accountability. Example of tasks:
  • Provide input to individual treatment plans.
  • Make entries in administrative and behavioral logs.
  • Write up all incidents.
  • Stay abreast of all information in logs.
  • Write reports as necessary and required or requested.
  • Attend and participate in relief staff meetings.
  • Attend and assist with Corporate functions and meetings, as requested.

    • Responsibilities

  • Provide a safe living environment.
  • Operate program as designed and directed.
  • Accept supervision.
  • Work within a team approach to treatment.
  • Be available to have relationships with children in care.
  • Communicate clearly, precisely and directly.
  • Respond to needs of children in care.
  • Provide consistency and structure.
  • Be a role model.

    • Requirements

  • Sound moral character.
  • Experience working with troubled youth in a paid or volunteer setting.
  • Knowledge of adolescent development.
  • Talents for supervising and working with young people.

    • Employment

  • Probation for three months
  • Starting wage - $8.90 per hour with annual merit or longevity raises
  • ?Wage and hour? employee ? paid for hours worked
  • Fringe and Benefits:
  • Social Security, Unemployment Insurance and Workers? Compensation Insurance
  • Pre-tax Flexible Benefits program available
  • Simplified employee pension after three years of work
  • Tax sheltered annuity program


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