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Youth Care Worker - Full Time - Day & Over-night Shifts AVailable 

Work with other dedicated professionals providing services that allow our youth and families the opportunity to find their path to independence. Must be energetic, highly motivated, willing to learn, and have the desire to make a difference.

Requires excellent written and oral communication skills. Must be able to work a flexible schedule. High school diploma and experience working with youth and/or families required. College degree preferred.

Please complete an application or send your resume to Regina Hughes at hr@ellipsisiowa.org

Program SUperviosr-3rd Shift

We are seeking a dedicated Program Supervisor to be responsible for the management, coordination, and leadership of Youth Care Workers within the Ellipsis Residential Care program. This role provides the leadership, coordination, and role modeling needed to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of services to youth, while maintaining residential program standards.

This role is responsible for maintaining program and licensing standards, policies, and procedures. Also ensures that the living environments and staff performance are such that the residential program is effective.

Responsibilities:

Strategy

  • Works to understand leadership’s goals around program strategy and determines how these goals translate into program policies and practices
  • Makes daily decisions in support of the program strategy for the organization
  • Communicates program-related updates to Youth Care Workers with instructions about how to incorporate this into daily work

Youth Care and Assessment

  • Ensures the implementation of the Service Plan for each youth through regular collaboration with the treatment team
  • Monitors, collects, and evaluates all required documentation to ensure this documentation complies with all Ellipsis, state, federal, and auditing standards.

Scheduling and Program Activities

  • Helps Youth Care Workers organize their daily schedule and program activities such as work details, groups, individual sessions, etc.
  • Ensures these activities are coordinated with other services according to Ellipsis guidelines
  • Assumes responsibility for on-call procedures during their scheduled shift

Crisis Intervention

  • Communicates and delivers agency-appropriate management techniques that are helpful to youth, including acting as a role model and as a resource person to help in solving immediate crisis problems.
  • Monitors control room placements, as well as physical and verbal interventions

Program Environment

  • Ensures the maintenance, cleanliness, and orderliness of the facilities meets Ellipsis licensing, accreditation, and other compliance standards and guidelines at all times
  • Brings any unresolved issues to the Program Director for resolution

Employee Development

  • Manages performance of Youth Care Workers within the Shelter or Residential Care Team
  • Works with Youth Care Workers to establish performance goals and hold them accountable for their performance, including annual performance management, ongoing development, and corrective action where needed
  • Demonstrates strong attention to detail and the ability to teach, reward, confront, discipline, and motivate the staff they supervise
  • Monitors Youth Care Workers’ interaction with youth and other team members, coaching them to improve job performance through evaluation, role modeling, and training
  • Audits staff to monitor service standards and ensure quality of delivery, productivity, and documentation
  • Provides Youth Care Worker staff orientation, as well as ongoing learning and development

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma
  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field or equivalent work experience preferred
  • At least 1+ year of related experience in child welfare services
  • Demonstrated performance as a leader or mentor, including the ability to lead others through good judgement, common sense, and the capacity for growth
  • Evidence of emotional stability and maturity, with demonstrated capability of working with and establishing relationships with youth who have program behaviors or emotional difficulties
  • Critical thinker and problem solver who demonstrates decision-making and time-management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Able to work independently, with minimal oversight, and with high ethical standards
  • Able to deal tactfully with youth, family members, visitors, government agency representatives and the general public
  • Able to provide positive role modeling for residents in areas of communication, decision-making, and problem solving
  • Willing to make decisions based on what’s best for kids and families
  • Willing to participate in all scheduled meetings, trainings and supervision sessions as requested
  • Basic computer skills including experience working in Microsoft Windows and Office products
  • Clear criminal and child abuse background checks
  • Acceptable driving record

Cook

Responsible for meal preparation at Ellipsis. Nurtures youth and staff through the creation and delivery of nutritious and delicious meals.

    • Strategy

      • Carries out food service work according to the goals and expectations communicated by the Food Service Director

       Safety and Compliance

      • Follows food service regulations established by regulatory entities to prevent unintended contamination, poor sanitation, improper temperature, inadequate pest controls, and/or lack of hand washing
      • Ensures cleanliness and maintenance of the kitchen and equipment and keeps the kitchen neat and orderly
      Inventory Management
      • Complies with inventory management practices
      • Communicates need for food, utensils, and equipment to Food Service Director to support inventory management; orders items as directed
      • Ensures the security of food products while in storage

 Meal Planning

      • Assists the Food Service Director with weekly menu planning

 Food Preparation and Delivery

      • Prepares lunch and dinner five days per week and ensures that breakfast items and weekend meals are available to staff
      • Prepares special diet meals for youth as necessary
      • Prepares treats as scheduled and makes available for program staff to pick up
      • Prepares trays for youth who are sick or in the control room during mealtime
      • Plans and coordinates special requests, such as food for sack lunches, picnic supplies, Board Meetings, etc.

 Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

    • High school diploma or GED required
    • Experience cooking for large groups required
    • ServSafe® Certified or able and willing to get certified
    • Demonstrates attention to detail in ensuring food safety and that facilities are kept clean and tidy
    • Proven ability to plan, execute, track, and report on work progress
    • Critical thinker and problem solver who demonstrates decision-making and time-management skills
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Able to work independently, with minimal oversight, and with high ethical standards
    • Able to deal tactfully with youth, family members, visitors, government agency representatives and the general public
    • Able to provide positive role modeling for residents in areas of communication, decision-making, and problem solving
    • Willing to make decisions based on what’s best for kids and families
    • Willing to participate in all scheduled meetings, trainings and supervision sessions as requested
    • Clear criminal and child abuse background checks
    • Acceptable driving record

Please complete an application or send resume to Regina Hughes at hr@ellipsisiowa.org