| Location | Watertown, WI |
Youth Treatment Specialist 3rd Shift
Wisconsin Community Services (WCS)
Specialized Services Program – Jefferson County Youth Crisis Stabilization Facility
Position Summary: This position works in atherapeutic milieu environment serving youth at a State Certified Youth CrisisStabilization Facility (YCSF) serving male, female and gender non-conformingyouth, ages 8-17 supporting youth through a mental health crisis that hasresulted in a youth needing a safe space to reside for up to 30 days. The YouthTreatment Specialist 3rd shift works overnight ensuring all youthand staff are safe and following nighttime procedures. This can include taskssuch as completing bed checks, monitoring youth on suicide protocol, followingsleep hygiene and bedwetting protocols, waking youth, and coaching them tocomplete activities of daily living, administering medication teaching skills.Other tasks such as completing building tasks such as cleaning, laundry, andinventory, preparing meals, putting together educational materials, and otherprogramming material to prepare for the days schedule. |
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Communication – Ability toprovide information effectively with a diverse population - the persons served,supervisor, colleagues, and program partners in writing and oralcommunications.
Technological Aptitude – Ability to use general technological skills throughoutdaily job i.e., Email, Internet, company specified systems, (ex. ElectronicMedical Record (EMR), Microsoft 365, Windows, Word, Excel).
Managing Priorities/Deadlines – Ability tomaintain schedules, meet deadlines, use time efficiently and effectively andmanage multiple projects.
Critical Thinking Skills – Ability tothink critically and be solution-oriented in a demanding environment and adaptto program changes and challenges.
Adaptability – Ability tomanage change, deal with situations as they arise and work independently or aspart of a team.
Teamwork – Ability towork as a team participate productively while also managing independentcontributing duties and responsibilities.
Motivation – Possess acommitment to the assigned job, mission and core values of the organizationwhile also supporting a respectful and harmonious work setting.
Professionalism – Ability toconduct oneself with a prominent level of integrity, ethics and boundaries and maintain professional andrespectful relationships with all WCS staff, youth and families, and allexternal funding sources and community partners involved with Matz Center.
Multicultural Sensitivity – Ability to work in the community and interactdirectly with diverse populations, including clients, partners, and serviceproviders. Must have the ability to demonstrate professionalism, culturalsensitivity, and strong people skills while representing the organization in avariety of settings.
Crisis Intervention – Ability to respondduring crisis situations calmly and responsibly and intervene to de-escalateusing trained and approved methods and techniques of verbal and physicalintervention to maintain safety in the environment.
Flexibility –Ability to work a rotation of first and second shiftsincluding weekend coverage.
Empathy – Ability to demonstratepatience and understanding of difficult life situations.
Trauma Informed Care –Ability toserve youth who have experienced a great deal of trauma and express their needsthrough behaviors.
Minimal Qualifications:
A high school diploma orequivalent.
A minimum of one year ofexperience serving children with mental health needs preferred.
Trained on the CBRFRegistry (Fire Safety, Standard Precautions, First Aid and Choking, MedicationAdministration) preferred.
Be at least 21 years old(at least 2 years older than the oldest resident).
Working knowledge ofcomputer applications preferred.
Ability to displaycultural competence by responding respectfully and effectively to people of allcultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and otherdiversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth ofyouth and their families.
Knowledge and skills towork with youth ages 8-17.
Working knowledge ofpositive child/youth development.
Valid driver’s license,automobile, and insurance sufficient to meet agency requirements.
Meet all the employeerequirements including references, criminal background check, physical and TBtest, and driver’s license check.
Working Conditions:
Most work is performed at the MatzCenter and some work within the community with youth. The Matz Center iscertified under DHS 50 to provide Youth Crisis Stabilization Facility for eightyouth ages 8-17. A flexible work schedule is required to meet the needs ofstaff and the people being served, third shift is (10:00pm-8:00am) and weekend and holidayrotation required (premium for working holidays). Local travel as needed tofulfill essential functions of the position.
Physical Demands:
Duties require activity while supporting or interacting withyouth in the program. Staff may be required to use (trained) physicalinterventions if there is immediate physical harm posed to youth or staff. Abilityto lift thirty pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.
Wisconsin Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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