Safe Harbor Ohio exists to provide restorative care to child survivors of sex trafficking creating environments that spur healing and growth and surround them with therapeutic and spiritual services so they can thrive.
SUMMARY :
Treatment Specialists teach and model healthy relationships and connections for girls, ages 14-18, under assigned supervision of CRC Third Shift Supervisor. In addition to caring for resident children, Third Shift Treatment Specialists focus on deep cleaning the cottages and ensuring a safe and healthy environment for staff and residents.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
It is the responsibility of each employee to be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ and to adhere to the Statement of Faith/Standard of Moral Conduct. Further, each employee is responsible for dealing with others with a Christ-like attitude while helping them experience their worth in Christ and demonstrating behaviors reflecting relentless commitment, selflessness, and kindness.
Job-specific essential functions include the following:
- TEAM FIRST: Makes every effort to maintain a 'team first' spirit and atmosphere within the workplace environment, maintaining appropriate working relationships and promoting collaboration.
- Complete tasks as assigned by Third Shift Supervisor and/or Third Shift Leader.
- Responsible for monitoring residents during the night to provide protection from harm from outsiders, each other, fire, severe weather, or other physical dangers. Ensures that there is no smoking, lighting of candles/open flames, nor any hazardous electrical devices that could start a fire. Ensures appropriate behaviors by preventing AWOL, horseplay sexual misconduct, and other problem behaviors. Intervention according to our agency policies and procedures. Turn in maintenance requests as needed.
- Visually monitors youth every hour, including individual bed checks; 15-minute, 30-minute, or sleep log checks. Completes checks as quietly as possible to ensure residents get uninterrupted sleep. Completes electronic documentation, as well as any other accompanying logs or paperwork. Makes notes of any disturbances during the night or any special circumstances regarding the residents.
- Deep cleans the cottage each evening according to specific assigned by shift plan, including but not limited to mopping, vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, cleaning kitchens, taking inventory, organizing office space, cleaning couches, washing and folding laundry, and disinfecting.
- Wakes residents in the morning. Ensures that each child's morning routine goes smoothly, including, but not limited to showers, chores, cooking, and serving breakfast, and walking students to class. Administers any medications, as necessary, upon approval from Third Shift Supervisor or Leader. Communication with first shift Treatment Specialist(s) any special circumstances or events that occurred during the night. When arriving on shift, check with second shift Treatment Specialist(s) to be aware of any special needs of the residents.
- Follows daily routine/schedule. Collaborate with clinical team to incorporate individual interventions and treatment plans. Use appropriate techniques including, but not limited to providing close supervision, and following Safe Crisis Management (SCM) guidelines for de-escalation and Emergency Safety Physical Interventions (ESPIs). Participates in the development and implementation of treatment plans and program expectations, as requested/needed.
- Complete all tasks on Shift Plan, as required.
Other duties may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.
REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES: - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to read, comprehend and write routine reports and correspondence.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution, required. Must be able to communicate well with colleagues, verbally and in writing to ensure safety and efficiency.
- Ability to apply common sense. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Competency with a personal computer, and familiarity with Outlook, Teams, and Word.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced environment, as well as cope and tolerate high levels of stress.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES: - High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
- One to three months of related experience, strongly preferred.
- Valid Ohio Driver's License and a driving record that allows that individual to be insurable on agency policy, as job includes occasional travel.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: - Frequently required to walk, sit, talk, and hear, including a requirement to stand or walk for extended periods of time, sometimes through uneven terrain.
- Often required to use hands/fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Regularly able to lift/move up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to be outdoors in various weather conditions for extended amounts of time.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Must be able to drive a vehicle legally and safely in the state of Ohio.
- Must maintain compliance/certification with CCHO/Safe Harbor's requirements for using physical restraints (SCM: Safe Crisis Management), including sufficient strength and completion of extensive training. Physical ability to respond to crisis, including, but not limited to running and performing physical restraints.
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI): All Safe Harbor staff are expected to focus on Quality improvement as a part of their job responsibilities, in an effort to make Safe Harbor a safe and healing environment for clients and staff. This expectation includes, but is not limited to teamwork, improving service delivery, fulfilling department goals, and other job-specific tasks that encourage excellence.