Transitional Living Specialist - PRN

## Description **Department**: Transitional Living **Supervisor**: Transitional Living Specialist Supervisor **Qualifications:** **Preferred:** Bachelor's Degree in a human services related field, and/or experience working with youth in a residential or transitional living program. **Minimum**: High School Degree/GED/Hi-Set, must be at least 21 years of age, and able to obtain a Class E driver's license upon hire. **Position Summary**: Provide supportive services to residents in transitional living setting. **Special Working Conditions**: Exposure to residents and at times, treatment conditions. Long and irregular working hours. Requires ability to manage crisis situations, emergency situations, and provide trauma informed interventions. **Duties and Responsibilities**: - Staff is responsible for the safety and well-being of residents. - Staff will not have excessive tardiness and will maintain an attendance rate above 95%. - Staff will provide required documentation that is both timely and substantive, including hourly checks, incident reporting, shift changeover documents, med pass, and email updates, as required. - Staff will be responsible for maintaining a safe and clean environment in the group homes. - Professional Demeanor - - Staff will conduct themselves in a professional manner with visitors, residents, and other professionals. - Staff will interact in a reflective manner as opposed to a reactive manner. - Staff will ensure that anyone requesting information is connected to the proper parties, provided they are unable to assist them. - Interactions with Residents - - Staff will convey respect to residents in all interactions, including confrontation. - Staff /resident interactions will be supportive and build on strengths, rather than criticism. - Staff actions will promote a trauma informed care model of service provision. - Staff will demonstrate patience and empathy in all interactions. - Staff will be sensitive to cultural differences in resident and staff populations. - Staff will serve as positive role models for youth in the program at all times. - Staff will be proactive in the identification of problems and will work as a team to develop solutions. - Staff will provide appropriate and trauma informed crisis intervention as needed. - Staff will provide educational and employment guidance and support. - Staff will provide independent living skills learning opportunities to residents in all programs. - Staff will transport residents to work, school, and other appointments as necessary. - Staff will follow proper procedure during critical incidents including the notification of case managers, licensing unit, and on call, as well as, maintain resident/staff ratios at all times. - Staff will follow agency policies and procedures. - Staff will perform additional duties as requested by the TLS Supervisor or Program Coordinator.