Teen Parent Specialist II in San Antonio, Texas at Seton Home

Summary:

Responsible for the overall wellbeing, care and supervision of adolescent mothers’ ages 12-18. Young adults 18-21 years old and their children ages 0-5 years old. The Teen Parent Specialist works in providing services to clients in a residential setting and applies trauma informed practices to provide a safe and caring environment. The Teen Parent Specialist is responsible for learning life skills and parenting curriculum and teaching it to clients in their daily home-like environment. This role is authorized to take reasonable action necessary to carry out responsibilities assigned as long as such actions do not deviate from established organizational policies and are consistent with program guidelines and sound professional judgment.

Position Responsibilities:

• *Plan, lead and implement parenting, educational, independent living skills, and recreational activities during your shift as assigned.
• * Build a positive relationship with each program participant and foster positive connections with mothers and their children.
• *Effectively manage the group of children assigned to you. Maintain and enforce agency policies and procedures to maintain youth rights and appropriate discipline.
• *Actively engage with participants with the goal of fostering positive and age appropriate development of each participant.
• Ability to meet deadlines and documentation completely and accurately in accordance with state licensing, contractors, and various funders.
• Conduct yourself in a professional manner as a representative of Seton Home with participants, staff, children, school staff and anyone who comes in contact with your role.
• Maintain positive culturally competent relationships with residents and staff.
• Required and responsible for documenting client progress and interactions via online database(s)
• Follow reporting and notification protocol for serious incidents.
• Responsible for administering medication, as needed, to residents and their children;
• Provide input into development of resident treatment and service plans as appropriate to your supervisor.
• Learn and practice DFPS Client Youth Rights, Minimum Standards, contractor and funder requirements.
• Assume responsibility for transportation when needed to airport, court, activities, hospital emergencies, and other appointments as needed and when transporter is not available.
• Responsible for the care of tender age children 0-5 in the event that the mother refuses to parent child.
• Maintain and uphold agency policies regarding professional boundaries with clients.
• Apply de-escalation techniques and Emergency Behavior Intervention techniques as trained.
• Gain a working knowledge of policies.
• Possess maturity, sense of confidence and emotional stability.
• Must complete all required professional development assigned in a timely manner.
• Must be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of self, and others.
• Responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service with the organization to include but not limited to client names and information, services rendered to clients, donors names and gifts, internal and external investigations or results of any investigations, and financial information.
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Moral is mandatory.
• Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization.
• As a Seton Home employee, attendance and successful completion of New Employee Orientation and Training is mandated for the position. The inability to meet this requirement will conclude employment with the Agency.
• Other duties as assigned by Residential Shift Supervisor.