WHO WE
ARE:
We are a premier provider dedicated to healing children and young adults,
strengthening families, and transforming communities through quality
comprehensive services and advocacy. We envision a world in which children and
young adults, families, and communities are able to heal, grow, and thrive.
Job
Type: Full- Time Opportunity
Schedule: Mornings, evenings, & nights available
Starting
Salary Range: $17.50 - $19.50 per hour DOE
Work
Location: Pasadena, CA
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 10 pm to 9 am
- 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:
- 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, assist with all classroom instruction.
- 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 empathy.
- 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.
- Ensure
cleanliness of client bedrooms and cottage common areas at all times.
- 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 driver's license, driving record and personal vehicle insurance
acceptable to Hillsides' insurance carrier.
- 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.
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