Youth Care Professional

at Nexus Indian Oaks Family Healing in

Onarga, Illinois, United States Job Description Description:

Nexus Family Healing at Onarga is hiring temporary Youth Care Professionals for our Onarga, IL location! Nexus Family Healing is located approximately 30 miles south of Kankakee and 45 miles north of Champaign-Urbana, just a few miles off of I-57 on a historic site in Onarga, IL. Nexus provides boys ages 10 to 20 years old a structured, homelike environment where they can safely address a variety of unhealthy behaviors and mental health issues as well as childhood trauma. At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Work Schedule & Salary:

Salary starts at $20.40-$22.00 per hour based on education & prior experience in the human services field

Location:

110

N Locust, Onarga, IL Day/Afternoon Shift:

Flexible Schedule offered with hours ranging from 6:30a-10pm on weekdays & weekends 2 weeks of training & orientation are required upon hire during business hours 8a-5p

Nexus Family Healing's Comprehensive Benefits Include:

Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment 8 additional paid holidays Multiple options for health insurance coverage No-cost life insurance Short/long-term disability insurance • 401k match

Mental Health:

Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family Hinge Health (musculoskeletal) Benefit for the whole family Carrot Fertility Benefit Tuition assistance, discounts, scholarships, CEUs, and enhanced job-specific training opportunities Advancement pathways and internal promotion and much more! Benefits of the Youth Care Professional Position at

Nexus:

$1,000 Sign on Bonus paid out over 18 months of employment Endless training on mental health & trauma informed care Internal advancement opportunities without further education required Ongoing support of a team of trained & experienced professionals Employee Referral Bonus program Tuition Assistance Program to obtain higher education in a related field The Youth Care Professional is responsible for providing reliable and timely support and reinforcement of all therapeutic programing by providing guidance and direction to clients in their daily living activities by utilizing trauma informed practices to maintain a safe environment, while ensuring the client's needs are met.

Primary responsibilities:

Daily Youth Care Support Acts as a mentor and role model by showing compassion, empathy, and respectful communication with staff and clients. Plans and participates in creating daily scheduling, activities, treatment planning, guidance plans, and safety protocols. Coaches, clients in daily living skills, including hygiene, grooming, upkeep of living areas and laundry. Treatment Planning & Protocol Accurately administers medications and ensures compliant, precise documentation. Provides therapeutic support within treatment guidelines while maintaining healthy boundaries with clients and families. Facilitates or co-facilitates educational groups that support treatment plan goals, and therapeutic Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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