<p>Apply</p> <p>Description</p> <p>The Aspen House is looking to add a 3rd shift Youth Care Profession to our excellent team!</p> <p>Aspen House is a community-based facility for teens in Dakota and Washington counties who temporarily need a safe place to live. Youth in our care have private bedrooms and access to mental health and educational services during their stay and is staffed 24/7. We serve displaced youth ages 11-18 and pride ourselves on being a restraint-free facility.</p> <p>Aspen House not only provides temporary housing but also incorporates mental health assessments and services, recreational activities, educational instruction, coordination with outside supports, stabilization services, and on-going connections with family support systems.</p> <p>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</p> <p>Schedule, Location & Pay:</p> <ul> <li>Part time, .5 FTE, 20 hours per week </li><li>11pm-7:30am shift </li><li>Week one: Saturday, Sunday, Friday 11pm-7:30am; Week two: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11pm-7:30am </li><li>$19.00 per hour </li><li>Onsite in Mendota Heights, MN </li></ul> <p>Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include:</p> <ul> <li>Paid Time Off </li><li>401k match </li><li>NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family </li><li>And much more! </li></ul> <p>Position Summary:</p> <p>In this role, you will support and reinforce the therapeutic treatment plan of clients by providing guidance, assistance, and direction to clients in their daily living activities and scheduled therapeutic activities.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Provide mentorship and supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures. </li><li>Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of treatment plans and therapeutic services. </li><li>Demonstrate an acceptance and respectfulness toward diversity concerning commonalities and differences such as gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability and gender identity. </li><li>Ensure client safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean and therapeutic. </li><li>Plan and participate in client activities. </li><li>Remain cognizant of individual client phases, privileges, restrictions and adapt interactions accordingly. </li><li>Ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures involving living areas, buildings, campus grounds and while attending off-campus activities. </li><li>Work effectively with clients' families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; Follows established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques. </li><li>Maintain appropriate boundaries in all interaction and contact with clients. </li><li>Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Required Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>High School diploma or GED required </li><li>Minimum 21 years of age </li><li>Valid Driver's License - must meet state regulating agency and corporate driving requirements </li><li>Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges. </li><li>Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values. </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Experience with youth in a residential or shelter setting </li></ul> <p>At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.</p> <p>Our ICARE Values:</p> <ul> <li>Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches </li><li>Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern </li><li>Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly </li><li>Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate </li><li>Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards </li></ul> <p>APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives - including your own!</p> <p>Keywords: "Youth Care Professional," "Youth Care Worker," "Youth shelter," "Mental Health," "Youth Support," "Entry level," "Shelter worker," "Human services" behavioral health, caring career</p> <p>Salary Description</p> <p>$19 per hour</p>