Awake Night Staff (Thursday - Sunday) Full Time

The Settlement Home for Children is an innovative non-profit rooted in 109 years of tradition in the Austin community. At The Settlement Home, we believe that healing and learning take place when a child's deepest needs are met, both physically and mentally. If you want to be a part of a cutting edge, child focused, and well respected agency, then we are the one for you! You can currently join our team as a Full-Time (FT) Awake Night Staff.

Hours for this position are Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday, & Sunday night, 11p-9a* Your last shift ends at 9am on Monday morning (40 hours/week).

The Awake Night Staff will help ensure the safety of our campus and residents. In addition to helping residents if they awaken, some of your duties will include:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Supervise conduct of youth, see that they adhere to schedule and rules and insure that they remain as a group under supervision. Insure that residents get to bed on time at night and wake up on time in the morning.
• Implement and carry out cottage rules, schedules, and routines and know whereabouts of each resident at all times.
• Responsible for cottage and individual cleanliness at all times.
• Ensure that documentation of cottage life, incidents, daily behavior, medical needs, treatment observations and considerations are all present and current in the appropriate charts.
• This role may require the use of physical restraints with residents in specific situations, in accordance with our training and safety protocols. All staff involved in restraints receive required training before participating.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Practices organization’s Culture of Communication
• Knowledge of applicable Licensing, Contract, and Program standards
• Physical ability to complete Emergency Behavioral Intervention training
• Ability to effectively use organization’s computer systems
• Ability to implement trauma-informed therapeutic approaches including TBRI® principles
• Must be willing and able to do restraints of residents in accordance with our training and safety protocols (once trained)

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug and TB test.
• Must have a criminal background clear of any offenses that would preclude employment in a licensed child care operation, as outlined by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (please visit http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Child_Care/documents/Standards_and_Regulations/LCCO_Chart.pdf to see all offenses that may bar employment).
• Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record (including at least 3 years of a valid DL, any driver under the age of 21 cannot have any violations, and any driver under the age of 25 cannot have more than one violation of any kind, or one major violation to be eligible for hire).
  
• Must have and maintain current auto liability insurance

Preferred Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Some college in a human services, behavioral sciences or related field.
• At least two (2) years of experience in a child care or child treatment role, preferably 24-hour child care.
• Understanding of the range of treatment modalities in 24-hour children’s care.
• CPR/First Aid certification.

Work Remotely

• No

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift (Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night, & Sunday night). Your final shift for the week ends on Monday morning at 9:00am)
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends
  
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