Social & Community ServicesResidential & Direct Support
About the job
Requirements
Applicants must be at least 21 years old.
A high school diploma or GED is required.
Experience with youth in a residential, shelter, or crisis program is required.
Applicants must pass the Department of Human Services background check and maintain qualified status.
Applicants must be able to meet the company's physical job demands.
If using a personal vehicle for company business, applicants must have a current valid driver's license and insurance required by state law.
Applicants must complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training with a score of at least 70% within the first two months of employment.
Applicants must complete Medication Administration training with a score of at least 80% and regularly pass medications correctly without error.
Basic computer skills are required.
Willingness to work a combination of day and evening hours, including every other Saturday and Sunday, is required.
Responsibilities
Support youth experiencing mental health crises in community-based crisis settings instead of hospital, hotel, or detention settings.
Implement interventions identified in each youth's therapeutic support plan and engage in daily activities with clients, including supporting hygiene and daily tasks, cooking, maintaining schedules, community outings, and behavior management.
Approach client and coworker interactions from a trauma-informed care perspective.
Communicate with coworkers and contribute to a healthy work environment that supports meeting client needs.
Attend team and client meetings.
Ensure client safety by implementing behavior interventions described in the therapeutic support plan.
Take clients into the community, including driving them during the day and at night, and model safe and appropriate social skills.
Maintain appropriate boundaries with clients.
Maintain a clean and safe home by following policies and procedures during each shift.
Work with clients' families, guardians, and workers to encourage communication and healthy relationships.
Help clients identify triggers and use coping strategies to stabilize and transition to a long-term living option.
Lead and teach dialectical behavior therapy groups to youth on shift.
Participate in recreation activities, games, and home events.
Complete required shift documentation.
Assist with daily housekeeping and household maintenance.
Implement programs in accordance with the Coordinated Service and Support Plan, its addendum, and the Individual Abuse Prevention Plan, recognizing each person as a unique individual.
Provide person-centered services through practice, actions, and language.
Administer and document prescribed medications, treatments, diets, and examinations as directed by the Coordinated Service and Support Plan and its addendum.
Maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and MORA policies and procedures.
Prepare meals according to planned menus and complete weekly food ordering as needed or scheduled.
Read and follow company policies and procedures.
Check MORA email each shift and use SharePoint and Microsoft Teams as needed to complete documentation and stay current on MORA and client information.
Complete mandatory training required by MORA or 245D regulations.
Attend Medical Coordinator trainings and drop-in sessions as needed.
Manage clients' overall healthcare in conjunction with the Lead Youth Counselor.
Oversee house and client documentation and work with the Program Supervisor to maintain records according to MORA expectations and licensing standards.
Ensure fire and weather drills are completed at licensing-required intervals unless appropriately delegated.
Cross-train at multiple crisis programs to support youth and staffing-ratio needs.
Collaborate with the team on other duties as assigned or needed.
Job Summary:The youth counselor supports youth experiencing a mental health crisis in our children’s crisis settings. This service is designed to support youth in the community instead of them living in a hospital, hotel or detention center. In this role, you will provide support to youth by implementing interventions identified in their therapeutic support plan and engaging in all daily activities with clients. This includes supporting them with hygiene and daily tasks, cooking, maintaining their schedule, taking them into the community and managing behaviors when necessary.
Mount Olivet Rolling Acres - MORA – is a diverse and inclusive nonprofit has supported adults, seniors and children with developmental disabilities, behavioral health needs as well as age-related and chronic medical conditions for over 50 years in the Twin Cities metro.
MORA provides an array of services: Adult Day Services, Contracted Case Management, Community Supports, over 30 Residential Homes, Respite, Therapeutic Recreation, Training for Guardians & Families, and a Discover Summer Daytime Programming for Youth with Disabilities. Our Metro Crisis Coordination Program (MCCP) offers a safety net of crucial and cost-effective services for adults and children.
Schedule: Part time 20 hours per pay period- anticipated schedule includes a combination of day hours-7am-3pm and evening hours 2pm-10pm with every other weekend; Saturday and Sunday. Willingness to work a combination of these hours is required.
Hourly Base Rate: $25.00 per hour Weekend differential +$2.00 hour for hours between Fri 10pm and Sun 10pm Overnight differential +$1.00 hour for hours between 10pm and 6am ($12.41 per hour sleep hours only when assigned)
$1,500 retention bonus for full-time paid out over 1 year.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Engage with client daily activities and manage behavior according to client’s individual plan and needs.
Approach all client and coworker interactions from a trauma informed care perspective
Maintain open communication with your coworkers and contribute to a healthy work environment by supporting each other in meeting the needs of the clients served.
Attend team and client meetings
Demonstrate an acceptance and respectfulness towards all people of any gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability and gender identity.
Ensure client safety by implementing necessary behavior interventions as described in their therapeutic support plan.
Actively taking clients into the community, including driving them at both day and night, and demonstrating safe and appropriate social skills
Maintaining appropriate boundaries with clients at all time
Ensure a clean, safe home by following all policies and procedures on shift.
Work effectively with the clients identified supports (family, guardians, workers) to encourage communication and healthy relationships
Support the client in identifying their triggers and implementing coping strategies that allow them to stabilize and transition to a long-term living option.
Lead and teach DBT groups on shift to youth
Participate in recreation activities, games, all events at the home
Documentation as required on shift
Works harmoniously with and shows respect to all internal and external individuals
Assists with daily housekeeping and household maintenance
Demonstrates an understanding of the person as a unique individual and how to implement programs in accordance with the Coordinated Service and Support Plan (CSSP), Coordinated Service and Support Plan Addendum (CSSP-A), and Individual Abuse Prevention Plan
Provides person-centered services demonstrated through practice, action, and language
Maintains and performs proper administration and documentation of all prescribed medication, treatments, diets, and/or exams, or as otherwise directed by the CSSP and CSSP-A.
Maintains confidentiality in accordance with HIPPA and MORA policies and procedures.
Provides person-centered services demonstrated through practice, action, and language
Prepare meals following planned menu for clients in the home and complete weekly food ordering as needed and/or scheduled
Reads and follows company policies and procedures
Check MORA email each shift, utilize SharePoint and Microsoft Teams as necessary to complete documentation and remain current on MORA and client information
Administer medications following medication administration guidelines
Completes all mandatory training either determined by MORA or 245D regulations
Attend Medical Coordinator trainings and drop ins as needed
Responsible for the overall healthcare management for the clients in conjunction with the Lead Youth Counselor
Oversee the house and client documentation and works closely with the Program Supervisor in ensuring that they are maintained according to MORA expectations and licensing standards
Ensure fire and weather drills are completed according to licensing determined frequency unless delegated where appropriate
Cross train at the multiple Crisis programs to support the needs of the youth and staff ratio.
Works harmoniously with and shows respect to all internal and external individuals
Collaborates with the team to complete other duties as assigned or as needed
Required Qualifications:
21 years or older
High School Diploma or GED
Experience with youth in a residential, shelter or crisis program
Must pass Department of Human Services background check and maintain “qualified” status.
Must be able to successfully meet company’s physical job demands
If using your own vehicle for company business, you must have a current valid driver’s license and must have insurance as required by state law.
Successful completion of the provided Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training with a score of 70% or greater, must be completed within the first two months of employment with a passing score.
Successful completion of Medication Administration class with a score of 80% or greater, regularly passes medications using correct procedure without error
Demonstrates mastery of basic computer skills.
Benefits: Full-time employees receive a comprehensive and competitive benefit package, including:
Medical insurance with company sponsored health reimbursement account and health savings account
Dental insurance
Life insurance; employee, spouse and children’s coverage options
Long-term disability
Flexible spending; medical and dependent care
403B retirement plans that match after 1 year of employment
Paid time off up to three weeks annually which increases after the first year of employment
Opportunity for usage of our private vacation property west of Duluth (McGregor, MN)
Awards for outstanding employee performance and promotion opportunities
Generous tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities!
Many opportunities for advancement. Mount Olivet Rolling Acres promotes from within
Cherishing the big-hearted heritage of our beginnings, we actively advocate for equity and inclusion for the individuals we serve and for our employees. Healthy. Happy. Human. Join us!
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Mount Olivet Rolling Acres is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Mount Olivet Rolling Acres does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of their race, color, national origin, religion, creed, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, or status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission.