ESSENTIAL DUTIES 

Safety and Well-Being 

1. Maintain a safe living environment. 
2. Demonstrate and teach self-regulation. 
3. Promote a sense of community and safety. 
4. Support conflict resolution skills. 
5. Use preventive floor management techniques to address challenging behaviors. 
6. Encourage the involvement of family members and support people where appropriate.  

Youth Engagement

1. Listen to and address individual concerns. 
2. Provide personal attention, tailoring services to individual clients 
3. Support the growth and development of independent living skills 
4. Respect confidentiality. 
5. Build positive relationships with residents. 
6. Interact with empathy and without judgment. 

Supervision and Monitoring

1. Plan, supervise and support tasks that promote mental, physical, and social health.
2. Ensure the safe storage of medications and dispense as prescribed and instructed.
3. Assist with homework, work attainment, goal setting and achievement.
4. Prepare meals and snacks.
5. Design and facilitate scheduled groups and activities as requested.
6. Transport youths to appointments and outings as assigned.
7. Stay in close contact to maintain awareness of the whereabouts of the youths.
8. Monitor health and other behaviors.
9. Report any concerns regarding abuse, exploitation and/or neglect to the Supervisor and subsequently to Child Protective Services.
10. Assist in training volunteers, interns, and relief employees under the guidance of the Supervisor.

Communication and Record Keeping

1. Attend and positively contribute to weekly team meetings.
2. Attend professional training for continuous knowledge and growth.
3. Model positive and healthy behaviors.
4. Objectively document behavioral events.
5. Maintain daily communication logs.
6. Record medication and fund disbursements.
7. Complete incident reports as per agency policy.
8. Complete other reports as requested by a supervisor.
9. Provide consistent communication and support with accurate daily documentation for reports.