Youth Behavioral Health Specialist II - Part Time
Cornerstones of Care, Kansas City, MO, United States
DEPARTMENT: Residential (Ozanam Campus)
Starting Salary: $17.00 - $20.00 Hourly
(Starting salary depends on education and experience)
RESPONSIBILITIES: Cornerstones of Care is seeking caring team members to help youth heal from trauma while in our 24/7 residential program located in south KCMO. Relationships are key to healing and our Youth Behavioral Health Specialists make the difference for our youth through their daily interactions. The Youth Behavioral Health Specialist model strong, positive relationships with youth while leading therapeutic activities and groups, teaching daily living skills, ensuring safety, and managing behaviors. As part of the trauma-informed treatment team, Youth Behavioral Health Specialists act as a coach, mentor, and role model to youth by through their interactions/activities and reinforcing treatment plans.
QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires a high school diploma. The preferred candidate will also have two years' experience working with children. Must be at least 21 years of age and pass background check, physical and drug screening. This position also requires a valid driver's license and proof of current vehicle insurance.
CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S BENEFITS:
Cornerstones of Care offers a competitive benefits package, which includes:
- 9 Paid Holidays, flexible Paid Time Off, and Paid Sick Leave
- Team members who work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for
- Health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental, vision)
- Cafeteria plans (Health Savings Account (HSA) and Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts)
- Ancillary insurance benefits (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term disability insurance, voluntary life)
- Cornerstones of Care provides long-term disability insurance and basic term life/AD&D insurance at no cost to the team member
- Retirement savings plan (401K) with employer match
- Pet Insurance
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
- To view more information on our benefits, please visit our Job Openings page at Join Our Team - Cornerstones of Care to download the current benefits guide.
CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:
- Nonviolence - helping to build safety skills and a commitment to a higher purpose.
- Emotional Intelligence - helping to teach emotional management skills.
- Social Learning - helping to build cognitive skills.
- Open Communication - helping to overcome barriers to healthy communication, learn conflict management.
- Democracy - helping to create civic skills of self-control, self-discipline, and administration of healthy authority.
- Social Responsibility - helping to rebuild social connection skills, establish healthy attachment relationships.
- Growth and Change - helping to work through loss and prepare for the future.
CORNERSTONES OF CARE'S DIVERSITY STATEMENT:
We believe in the creation of inclusive communities where children, families, and team members thrive in an environment characterized by safety, respect, and the freedom to authentically express their unique identities - a place where each individual experiences a profound sense of belonging. To ensure that this vision becomes a reality, we have engaged with our team members, clients, stakeholders, and volunteers to craft a diversity statement that defines our commitment to foster diversity, inclusion, and equality throughout all aspects of our organization.
- We partner for safe and healthy communities.
- We cultivate a culture in which children, families, team members, volunteers, donors, and community partners feel welcomed, safe, respected, empowered, and celebrated.
- We value diversity of race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, geographical location, pregnancy, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic, and military status.
- We stand for anti-racism, equity, and inclusivity.
- We insist and affirm that discrimination and violence have no place in safe and healthy communities, including in our organization.
Questions?
Please contact: Cornerstones of Care, Human Resources Department
8150 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: (816) 508-3500 Fax: (816) 508-1757
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Cornerstones of Care is an
Equal Opportunity Employer