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.
Seat 961