Youth Support Professional - 1st Shift

Youth Support Professional

Nexus Family Healing is actively hiring mental health Youth Support Professionals for the Southeast Regional Crisis Center (SERCC) in Rochester, MN! In this role, you will support and reinforce the therapeutic treatment plan of clients by providing guidance, assistance, and direction to clients in their daily living activities and scheduled therapeutic activities. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about mission-driven work while aligning communities and regional partners to provide the right kind of care for individuals experiencing mental health crises across southeast Minnesota. At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Schedule & Pay: * 1st shift, 7am-3:30pm, rotating weekends * $19.00 per hour * Part time, 20 hours per week or Full time, 40 hours per week * Onsite in Rochester, MN

Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include: * Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment * Multiple options for health insurance coverage * No-cost life insurance * Short/long-term disability insurance * 401k match * NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family * NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family * NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit * Tuition assistance and training opportunities * Advancement pathways and internal promotion * And much more!

Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of treatment plans and therapeutic services.
• Demonstrate an acceptance and respectfulness toward diversity concerning commonalities and differences such as gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability and gender identity.
• Ensure client safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean and therapeutic.
• Plan and participate in client activities.
• Remain cognizant of individual client phases, privileges, restrictions and adapt interactions accordingly.
• Ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures involving living areas, buildings, campus grounds and while attending off-campus activities.
• Work effectively with clients' families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; Follows established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries in all interaction and contact with clients.
• Recognize and value cultural differences in all aspects of work and service delivery.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 21 years of age.
• Valid Driver's License Must meet state regulating agency and Corporate driving requirements.
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith. Our ICARE Values: * Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches * Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern * Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly * Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate * Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own! Keywords: "Trauma-Informed Care", "Residential Treatment", "Direct Care Professional", "Direct support", "Youth Support Professional", "Mental Health", "Children's Mental Health", "Social Work", "Social Services" "Psychology", "Overnight Shift" "Youth Care" "Counseling" "Community" "QMHA", "QMHP", "social justice", "LGBTQ safe", "mission-driven", "caring career", "behavioral health"