Who We Are:

Hillsides is a premier provider dedicated to healing children and young adults, strengthening families, and transforming communities through quality comprehensive services and advocacy. We have provided services to surrounding communities since 1913. We promote a client-driven, strengths-based organization of excellence that embraces communities using Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles that builds trusting, collaborative relationships.

Job Type: Full-time, schedules (Sunday to Wednesday or Wednesday to Saturday)
Starting Salary Range: $17.50 to $20.00 per hour (based on bilingual status and/or experience)

WHAT WE OFFER:
In exchange for your skill and experience, Hillsides offers an excellent benefits package, which includes:

• Sign on Bonus of $2000! Bonus split and paid in increments at hire, 3 months, 6 months and 1st year.
• Bilingual stipend of $2,000 for applicable positions
• Overnight Shift Differential of $1.00 per hour working from 10pm to 9am
• This role is eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Competitive salary
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance 100% employer paid for HMO employee only coverage plan
• Life and AD&D insurance 100% employer paid up to two times the annual salary
• Flexible Spending Account with $640 roll-over limit
• 401(k) with no wait period and no vesting schedule
• 401(k) employer match
• 13 paid holidays per year and generous paid time off policy accruing up to 22 days off annually
• Robust training opportunities: Shared Core Practice Model & Trauma Informed Care
• Employee Assistance Program

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Other duties may be assigned.

The essential functions include:

Awake Overnight Child Care Counselors are responsible for monitoring and assuring the safety of children assigned with the cottage unit through the following:

• Maintain awake continuous supervision of the children individually and in groups at all times throughout the shift.
• Supervise and protect children individually and in groups at all times
• Help children acquire socially acceptable habits of behavior, appearance and develop improved personal relationships
• Under the guidance of the teacher, cottage supervisor, or lead child care counselor, assist with all education activities in their designated program.
•  Help each child relate to the group and to handle individual problems
• Be involved in the social skills training of each resident
• Use appropriate authority and discipline as necessary to set limits for behavior and help each child develop his own capacity for self-control
• Participate as a unit team member in the development of individual child care plans directed toward return of the child to his own home or other appropriate placement
• Display maturity, emotional security, and temperament to care for children and adolescent residents
• Exhibit good judgment and ability to get along with other staff members
• Be able to give residents individual understanding and affection
• Be able to organize and participate in group discussions, conversation during meals, recreation and art and music appreciation
• Be able to structure and assist in various daily living skills which foster independent functioning, including but not limited to grooming, shopping, cooking, etc.
• Be able to organize, facilitate and participate in various leisure time activities through cultivation of personal interests and join with the children and adolescents in normal leisure activities such as dancing, recreation, camping, etc.
• Engage in recreational and/or therapeutic sports activities with clients as needed
• Be able to organize and participate in various activities such as games, sports and exercise
• Be available for and be able to integrate training as provided on a regular basis
• Able to drive for prolonged periods, stretch, reach, push, pull, bend, carry, lift, run, and walk
• Transport clients to required appointments, community events, or other needed destinations.
• Ensure cleanliness of client bedrooms and cottage common areas at all times
• Attend appointments, religious services, gender affirming events, or any client related activities on campus or in the community with clients while providing care and supervision.
• Be available to work in other departments/cottages as a child care counselor when called upon
• Document client related behaviors in accordance with program and contract required procedures.
• Other duties as required

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bilingual in Spanish Strongly Preferred
• High School Diploma required
• AA (60 units) or Bachelor's Degree preferred 
• Interest in working with children
• Feel comfortable with children and be responsive to them
• Valid California drivers license, driving record and personal vehicle insurance acceptable to Hillsides' insurance carrier preferred.
• Be able to show proof of immunization or immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route, including Varicella, MMR, Tdap, & Influenza. Reasonable accommodations to vaccination requirements available to employees who, because of a sincerely held religious belief, a medical contraindication, or a disability, do not receive some or all of the required vaccinations.

TRAUMA INFORMED CARE (TIC)
Hillsides practices Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles which recognizes the signs, symptoms, and widespread impact of trauma; Employees are asked to comprehensively integrate knowledge of Trauma Informed Care into policies, procedures, and practices with the goal to prevent re-traumatization which promotes healing of families, youth, individuals, and communities.