<span>Resident Support Specialist</span>

$39,520 - $39,520/Yr

Caritas Family Solutions - Belleville, IL

Full-time - Entry Level

Belleville, IL

About the position

The Resident Support Specialist at Caritas Family Solutions plays a crucial role in providing compassionate support to expecting mothers and their children at the Teen Pregnancy Treatment Center. This part-time position, primarily on weekends, focuses on creating a safe and nurturing environment while ensuring the emotional and physical well-being of residents. The role is supported by a dedicated team, allowing the specialist to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those they serve.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing trauma-informed, evidence-based, and therapeutic services to youth enrolled in transitional residential programs.
• Focus on client needs; anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of clients to meet or exceed their expectations.
• Protect residents to ensure physical and emotional safety, including mandated reporting of any observed or suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect.
• Assist program participants in maintaining good hygiene practices and living in a clean, orderly, and safe environment that promotes calm and good health.
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings and job-related training.
• Successfully complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Training.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED with additional training in child development, social services, nursing, etc.
• Residential experience preferred.
• Must be flexible to work holidays, evenings, awake overnights, and weekends.
• Must be 21 years of age and older.

Benefits

• 403 B Retirement Plan (5% Employer Match)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Coverage
• 12 Employer Paid State & Federal Holidays
• Telehealth Services
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Health Saving Account
• Employer Paid Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Real Work/Life Balance
• Tuition Assistance Program