Job Board Submissions Title:
Bilingual Youth Specialist
Post Date
11/30/2022
Expiration Date
2/28/2023
Details:
Join an awesome team of professionals at Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC)! Our friendly staff is committed to providing quality and compassionate services to all people throughout Virginia. Turn your passion for helping others into a meaningful career with CCC. Apply now!
Full-time and Part-time positions available.
SUMMARY: This position provides supervision for minors in shelter care.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Provides direct supervision and oversees physical care of minors placed in shelter
Assists in the development of acceptable behavior and attitudes and helps children cope with separation from family and living in group setting
Assists children manage their behavior in a healthy and positive manner through appropriate behavioral interventions
Assists with and provides appropriate social and recreational activities for children
Assists in meeting goals and objectives on each minor’s individualized service plan
Prepares and maintains complete and accurate daily logs as per licensing, Department of Health and Human Services and agency requirements
Provides crisis intervention services and on call coverage as assigned
Participates in required trainings that include but are not limited to CPR/First Aid, Medication Management and Behavioral Intervention
Assists in the preparation of meals for children
Assists in maintaining shelter facility in a clean and safe manner
Assists in the development and implementation of daily activity schedule for children in shelter
Assists with transportation of children to community activities and appointments
Represents the Agency in the community and workplace in a professional and ethical manner.
Demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Demonstrates strong interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral, and written skills.
Utilizes a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Must be available to work varied shifts. Shifts include mornings, evenings, overnights and may include weekends and holidays.
To apply for any of our open positions, please visit our website at https://www.cccofva.org/openpositions to obtain an application. Be sure to indicate the position for which you are applying in the subject line. We only review applications submitted for our current open positions and will contact you if we are interested in moving forward with you as a qualified candidate. Thank you for your interest!
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Turn your passion for helping others into a meaningful career with Commonwealth Catholic Charities.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
A baccalaureate degree in human services; or
An associate’s degree and six months of experience working with children; or
High School Diploma or GED and one year experience working with children.
Must be bilingual in English and Spanish
Employer:
Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Contact:
Rebecca Copeland
Address:
1601 Rolling Hills Drive
Work Phone:
8046595112
Email:
rebecca.copeland@cccofva.org
Website:
www.cccofva.org