Relief Youth Worker - Part-time

h2About the Department/h2pdiv style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-align: center;"strongThe City of Lynchburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer/strong/divbrspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Looking for qualified hourly Relief Youth Workers to be responsible for supervising youth and coordinating programs./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Qualified applicants must be able to communicate effectively with at risk and troubled youth and work in a team environment. Work is performed in a team environment under the regular supervision of the facility administration./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Employees must be available to work on any shift (including evenings, weekends, and holidays) at the Lynchburg Detention Home and the Lynchburg Group Home. These are all hourly positions, and successful candidates will enter a pool from which future vacancies will be filled. Applicants must be at least 21 years old, and be available to work at least 32 hours per month./span/ph2Position Duties/h2pspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESnbsp;Other duties to provide direct or indirect service to the citizens may be assigned./spanbrbrullispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Enforces adolescents' compliance with program rules and regulations;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Maintains discipline and control of adolescents at all times with sight and/or sound supervisions;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Checks rooms for contraband, weapons and general condition of room;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Observes and documents adolescent behavior constantly to detect potential behavioral problems and prepares detailed reports on incidents;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Supervises residents participation in recreational activities such as arts and crafts and indoor and outdoor sports and table games;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Routinely makes head counts of resident population as needed;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Answers telephone, responds to routine questions and/or transfers calls to appropriate staff;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Instructs and participates directly in various activities with adolescents;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Intervenes and resolves disputes between adolescents utilizing mediation and counseling skills; physically restrains out-of-control/violent adolescents as needed;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Inspects facility to ensure ongoing security issues;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Assigns and supervises residents in light housekeeping tasks such as making beds, dusting furniture, mopping floors and assisting in preparing and cleaning after meals;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Eats with residents at meals and supervises seating and serving, as well as table manners and general behavior;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Supervises and educates residents in bathing and personal hygiene;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Reviews and prepares reports on residents' behavior and progress; monitors activity contract documents; reviews progress with adolescents;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Conducts intake and release procedures; prepares discharge reports;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Counsels adolescents and assists with problem solving;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Completes required documentation;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Monitors visitation by family, friends and others;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Administers first aid and/or CPR as required;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Administers medications as prescribed;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Issues and maintains supplies and equipment;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Assists teachers and adolescents in their educational requirements;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Transports residents to and from necessary appointments with medical providers and others;/spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Plans, prepares and implements daily program in assigned areas./span/ulspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"ADDITIONAL DUTIES/spanbrbrullispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Other duties to provide direct or indirect service to the citizens may be assigned./spanlispan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"When unusual situations occur and/or the City Manager declares a State of Emergency, all City employees may be required to accept special assignments and perform as needed to ensure appropriate service delivery./spannbsp;/ul/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"QUALIFICATIONS/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"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./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Associate's degree from a two-year college or technical school in criminal justice or behavior sciences or related field preferred. High School/GED and some combination of related experience will be considered./spannbsp;/ph2Other Qualifications/h2pspan style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Prior to employment, must satisfactorily complete criminal record and reference checks, Child Protective Services check, and tuberculin and drug screen./spanbr style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"Must successfully completenbsp;IS100nbsp;andnbsp;IS700nbsp;National Incident Management (NIMS) training within 90 days of employment. May also be required to complete higher levels ofnbsp;NIMSnbsp;training as determined appropriate for the position./spannbsp;/p