adagio
Direct Care Provider
Peyton, Colorado · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$18k-$21kDetected 20 days ago
BudgetingCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- Direct Care Providers are responsible for providing direct supervision of adolescent survivors of sex trafficking (ages 12-17) and implementing Individual Child Plans and programmatic elements within Sarah's Home.
- Essential Job Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the essential functions.
- Provide instruction and guidance to clients in learning and practicing life skills, including but not limited to budgeting, personal hygiene, communication, and self-care.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a clean home environment
- Be prepared to assist in moving furniture or other items in support of house operations, activity setups, or facility maintenance.
- engage in play, recreation, mentoring; build healthy, trusting relationships with the girls; participate in structured and unstructured activities.
- Monitor behavior, document observations, support therapeutic staff in implementing behavior plans and safety protocols.
- attend staff meetings, shift hand-offs, trainings, collaborate with case management, therapists, external partners.
- Support and engage in outdoor activities with the residents such as hiking, nature walks, outdoor games.
- Serve as a positive role model: engage in play, recreation, mentoring; build healthy, trusting relationships with the girls; participate in structured and unstructured activities.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.
Requirements
- 2 yrs college and/or 1 yr college experience in a human services field
- Must not be less than 21 years of age
- Experience working with teens (desirable)
- QMAP Certification: Must currently hold, or have the ability to obtain, QMAP (Qualified Medication Administration Personnel) certification within the next 6 months.
Nice to have
- Experience with at-risk youth, trauma survivors, or counseling/social work is preferred
Skills
- A passion for providing a safe and caring environment for survivors of sex trafficking to begin the healing process.
- Ability to intervene and de-escalate in the house when adolescents exhibit challenging behavioral patterns
- Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
- Willingness to be on-call on a rotating basis
Compensation
- $18k-$21k
Benefits
- Supplemental Health Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Vasa Fitness Partner Discounts
- Travel reimbursement
- Colorado Secure Savings Retirement
- This is required for administering medications and supporting clients' health needs.
- Experience/Education/
Company info
- Work as part of the residential team: attend staff meetings, shift hand-offs, trainings, collaborate with case management, therapists, external partners.
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