• Job Description

  Req#: 7642

  Overview

  Do you have a passion for working with youth and transitioning them to a lower level of care? Join the dedicated Aspire STRTP team as a Youth Stabilizaation Specialist at Seneca and help make an impactful change for our youth!

  As the Youth Stabilization Specialist you will engage youth in a variety of daily activities, creative behavioral interventions, and provide crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to coordinate client care by participating in treatment planning, attend program meetings, and meet youth's transportation needs.

  ABOUT SENECA'S ASPIRE STRTP

  The Aspire STRTP (Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program ) is a highly individualized residential program that provides relational, trauma-informed therapeutic support and services to foster youth with complex placement and behavioral health needs. Youth receive comprehensive and intensive mental health services in a nurturing home environment for up to 6 months from a multidisciplinary team before transitioning to a sustainable alternative placement.

  ABOUT SENECA

  Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission: to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Since then, Seneca provides a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families throughout California and Washington State each year. The agency’s growth has been guided by a commitment to our Unconditional Care® model – doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive, even when faced with tremendous challenges. Seneca is committed to supporting historically underrepresented communities and informing agency policies and practices through its agency-wide DEI Initiative and DEI Advisory Board. Seneca is committed to fostering an agency culture that is welcoming, cooperative, and inclusive of diverse peoples and worldviews.

  Responsibilities

  • Provide supervision of and support to one to four youth at a time in a safe and secure home environment that includes a consistent and structured routine for each youth served
  • Implement interventions outlined in client treatment plan supporting their social, emotional, and mental health wellness goals
  • Participate in weekly individual supervision, weekly team meetings, and training opportunities as scheduled

  • Complete client related documentation including shift logs, Medi-Cal progress notes, and incident reports
  • Transport clients to/from school, medical, social activities, therapy appointments, visits, and court hearings
  • Participate in staff on-call rotation to provide crisis and in-person support as needed
  • All other duties as required by supervisor

  Qualifications

  Required:

  • Experience de-escalating crisis behaviors with youth who have experienced significant trauma in a highly structured environment utilizing behavioral & relationship-based interventions.
  • Paid or unpaid experience working with youth or families in the social services field.
  • At least one year of experience in an acute psychiatric setting, acute residential placement such as Short-Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP), or providing intensive crisis support to youth
  • Education/Experience Requirements:
    • Bachelor’s degree OR
    • Associate’s degree or equivalent + 1 year of applicable experience OR
    • High School Diploma/GED + 2 years of applicable experience
    • Applicable experience can include paid or unpaid experience working with youth or families, working in the social services field, providing intensive crisis support to youth & families, short term residential care, or acute psychiatric setting
  • Must be at least 21 years old, maintain a valid driver's license, and insurable through Seneca's automobile policy
  • Capacity to develop rapport with youth, families, and community partners from a wide variety of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Proficiency in navigating various computer software systems including Microsoft office
  • Strong written/verbal communication skills and the ability to receive and provide constructive feedback
  • TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
  • Must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination

  Preferred:

  • Bilingual Cantonese/Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino
  • Critical thinking to meet client needs, and cooperative problem solving to achieve a common team goal

  Schedule

  • Full-time
    • Sun - Wed 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  Benefits

  • Starting range: $30.90 - $33.40 per hour
    • Actual salary dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualification
    • Additional compensation provided upon passing bilingual language proficiency exam
    • Salary increases each year
  • 5 weeks of Paid Time off and 11 Paid Holidays.
  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Comprehensive employee benefits package, including:
    • Medical, dental, vision and chiropractic coverage and partially paid premiums for dependents.
    • Long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
    • 50% paid premiums for dependents
    • 403b Retirement Plan.
    • Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
  • Seneca is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
  • Training stipend and professional development opportunities.
  • Excellent clinical training, individual and group supervision, and assistance toward licensure.
  • Opportunities to develop specialized skills, including clinical supervision and evidence-based practices.
  • Abundant promotional opportunities across the agency in California and Washington.

• About the company

  Seneca Family of Agencies (formerly Seneca Center) was founded in 1985 by advocates who wanted to better meet the needs of children in group homes and foster family care. Seneca established itself as an innovative leader in the provision of uncondition...

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