Behavior Coach - FT
Safe Children Coalition
Location
Sarasota, Florida
Quick overview
The Behavior Coach provides direct supervision and behavior modification for youth residents to ensure safety and program consistency. They also facilitate life skills training, document interventions, and serve as a positive role model to support resident goal progress.
Requirements summary
The position requires a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent. Experience working with at-risk youth is preferred.
Job description
Description PURPOSE
Works on a youth-care team to address the safety, supervision, instruction, practical care, behavior modification, and role modeling for residents. Assists with implementation of service plans. Helps to create a residential environment that ensures public safety while motivating residents to excel behaviorally, academically, socially, and physically.
Key responsibilities
Provides awake supervision for residents to ensure safety and monitor behavior (including meals). Maintains a structured, consistent, orderly program according to schedule. Adheres to and enforces program rules and policies and applies behavior management system. Guides residents, teaches, and participates with residents in an assortment of activities including: outings, facility and equipment cleaning, grounds maintenance, equipment relocation, life skills, homework, time management, meal preparation, and other events. Participates in Adventure-Based Counseling (ABC) activities, as applicable. Serves as a positive role model for residents. Prevents resident altercations and elopements through early intervention and use of behavior modification techniques. Completes accurate, legible documentation in a timely manner. Implements and documents BHOS interventions/activities/responses as appropriate. Meets with residents on a regular basis to discuss, plan, evaluate, and give feedback regarding goal progress. Meets with residents as needed to address behavior or attitude problems. Maintains facility and campus in clean, professional, and motivational manner. Transports residents as necessary, according to Association policies on transportation of Clients. Attends staff meetings and Case Reviews as directed. Meets annual training requirements established by Department of Juvenile Justice standards, if applicable.
Requirements
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: Minimum high school graduate/equivalent, or has attained a higher level of education. Experience working with at-risk youth preferred.
