Job Details
RESIDENTIAL CASE WORKER
2025-09-11 Channel Islands YMCA Santa Barbara,CA
Description:
At the Channel Islands YMCA, we are committed to building bridges within our communities. We aspire to create spaces, experiences, and a culture where all people belong and feel connected.
What does a Residential Case Worker do?
At the Channel Islands YMCA, we are committed to building bridges within our communities. We aspire to create spaces, experiences, and a culture where all people belong and feel connected.
Qualifications
Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Youth and Family Services - Santa Barbara, CA
Position Type
Part Time
Salary Range
$19.00 - $22.00 Hourly
Job Shift
Any
Description
BENEFITS THAT BENEFIT YOU
- FREE Family Gym Membership and Program Discounts
- Education Assistance Program Up To $1,500 per year
- YMCA Retirement Fund
- Paid Sick Leave
- Flexible Schedule
At the Channel Islands YMCA, we are committed to building bridges within our communities. We aspire to create spaces, experiences, and a culture where all people belong and feel connected.
What does a Residential Case Worker do?
- Supervise program participants to ensure their physical, emotional, and psychological safety.
- Know and implement elements of positive youth development so that youth make informed decisions and build resiliency.
- Consistently set and enforce rules and expectations throughout programming.
- Facilitate daily one-on-one check-ins with resident and drop-in youth, family meetings, and follow-up meetings and calls to identify additional areas of need or support and update each client's individualized service plan in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate strong and effective crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques and provide appropriate referrals in response to 24-hour crisis calls, drop-ins, residents, families, and community members.
- Use assessment skills and screening tools in collaboration with youth, families, and community partners to establish and track goodness of fit and make appropriate internal and external recommendations and referrals for services.
- Support youth to enhance their education, vocation, relationships and communication, independent living skills, physical health, mental health, and more.
- Facilitate and supervise daily structured activities that promote the 8 C's of positive youth development.
- Maintain and update daily documentation and record keeping including client case notes, file maintenance, service records
- Complete daily facility maintenance checks including but not limited to inspecting, cleaning, and disinfecting of the facility and company vehicle.
- Identify and prepare healthy and nutritious meals to residents and drop-in clients, engaging them in the cooking process to promote healthy communication and independent living skills.
- Assist youth with scheduling of and provide safe transportation to medical appointments and other required health and supportive services.
At the Channel Islands YMCA, we are committed to building bridges within our communities. We aspire to create spaces, experiences, and a culture where all people belong and feel connected.
Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years old
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Associate's degree in related field preferred
- 2+ years' previous work related experience preferred
- Ability to obtain a criminal record clearance
- Ability to participate in DMV Pull Program preferred
- Health Screening Report and negative TB test required prior to first day of employment