Youth Treatment Specialist - Jefferson County Youth Residential Program (3rd Shift)

apartmentWisconsin Community Services placeWatertown calendar_month8/14/26

Youth Treatment Specialist 3rd Shift

Wisconsin Community Services (WCS)

Specialized Services Program – Jefferson County Youth Crisis Stabilization Facility

Position Summary:

This position works in a
therapeutic milieu environment serving youth at a State Certified Youth Crisis
Stabilization Facility (YCSF) serving male, female and gender non-conforming
youth, ages 8-17 supporting youth through a mental health crisis that has
resulted in a youth needing a safe space to reside for up to 30 days. The Youth
Treatment Specialist 3rd shift works overnight ensuring all youth
and staff are safe and following nighttime procedures. This can include tasks
such as completing bed checks, monitoring youth on suicide protocol, following
sleep hygiene and bedwetting protocols, waking youth, and coaching them to
complete activities of daily living, administering medication teaching skills.
Other tasks such as completing building tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and
inventory, preparing meals, putting together educational materials, and other

programming material to prepare for the days schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform third shift room checks verifying the status of each youth,

ensuring youth are asleep, not distressed and are safe.

Follow clinical recommendations for safety such as supervising suicide

protocols and safety plans.

Serve as a positive role model and work alongside a Lead

Youth Treatment Specialist in the milieu supporting therapeutic interactions by
coaching skill use throughout morning
activities, modeling appropriate behavior, teaching, and reinforcing use and
generalization of skills through a token economy system.

Use evidence-based best practices for youth with mental

health, substance use and life needs. This includes Dialectical Behavior

Therapy (DBT), trauma informed care, motivational interviewing, youth centered, and culturally reverent approaches while celebrating youth’s development and
identity.

Calmly and responsibly respond during crisis situations and

intervene to de-escalate utilizing Principles of Stabilization and Control
(POSC) for non-escalation, de-escalation, and possible physical intervention to
maintain safety in the environment for youth and staff when preventing or
responding to a crisis.

Attend mandatory meetings including but not limited to staff

meetings, new employee and ongoing trainings, individual supervision, team
meetings, and other clinical staffing as required.

Participate and meet the DHS34 clinical supervision

requirements of one hour of supervision for every thirty hours of face-to-face
contact.

Use motivation and engagement strategies to encourage youth

involved in systems to participate in treatment programming and involvement in
program activities.

Always provide active sight and sound supervision to youth

and families with complex needs.

Report any observed youth behavior for risk to self and

others or behavioral changes within the treatment milieu. Follow policies and

procedures to communicate with supervisory and/or clinical staff regarding
appropriate support as needed.

Interact with youth in a professional, positive, and

therapeutic manner according to policy, procedure, training, and agency values.

Assist with inventory, building organization, food

preparation, daily programming set up, including educational materials and
medication administration.

Work closely as part of a team to maintain clear

communication with other staff to ensure youth receive high quality and
seamless care.

Observe and document youth participation in activities and

interactions with others per program standards (youth logs and youth related
reports) in an electronic database.

Complete building or structural functions as required,

assisting with meal preparation, general building cleanliness, laundry, and
organization.

Monitor and support youth in completing activities of daily

living such as laundry, chores and health and hygiene standards.

Administer medication to youth following the CBRF medication

administration required policies and procedures.

Assist youth with attending meetings, including daily phone

calls, family visits and professional visits.

Maintain youth and family confidentiality within all written

and verbal communications.

Adhere to State licensing requirements.
Adhere to WCS Policies and Procedures.
Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Communication – Ability to

provide information effectively with a diverse population - the persons served, supervisor, colleagues, and program partners in writing and oral
communications.

Technological Aptitude – Ability to use general technological skills throughout

daily job i.e., Email, Internet, company specified systems, (ex. Electronic
Medical Record (EMR), Microsoft 365, Windows, Word, Excel).

Managing Priorities/Deadlines – Ability to

maintain schedules, meet deadlines, use time efficiently and effectively and
manage multiple projects.

Critical Thinking Skills – Ability to

think critically and be solution-oriented in a demanding environment and adapt
to program changes and challenges.

Adaptability – Ability to

manage change, deal with situations as they arise and work independently or as
part of a team.

Teamwork – Ability to

work as a team participate productively while also managing independent
contributing duties and responsibilities.

Motivation – Possess a

commitment to the assigned job, mission and core values of the organization
while also supporting a respectful and harmonious work setting.

Professionalism – Ability to

conduct oneself with a prominent level of integrity, ethics and boundaries and maintain professional and

respectful relationships with all WCS staff, youth and families, and all
external funding sources and community partners involved with Matz Center.

Multicultural Sensitivity – Ability to work in the community and interact

directly with diverse populations, including clients, partners, and service
providers. Must have the ability to demonstrate professionalism, cultural
sensitivity, and strong people skills while representing the organization in a
variety of settings.

Crisis Intervention – Ability to respond

during crisis situations calmly and responsibly and intervene to de-escalate

using trained and approved methods and techniques of verbal and physical
intervention to maintain safety in the environment.

Flexibility – Ability to work a rotation of first and second shifts

including weekend coverage.

Empathy – Ability to demonstrate

patience and understanding of difficult life situations.

Trauma Informed Care – Ability to

serve youth who have experienced a great deal of trauma and express their needs

through behaviors.

Minimal Qualifications:

A high school diploma or

equivalent.

A minimum of one year of

experience serving children with mental health needs preferred.

Trained on the CBRF

Registry (Fire Safety, Standard Precautions, First Aid and Choking, Medication
Administration) preferred.

Be at least 21 years old

(at least 2 years older than the oldest resident).

Working knowledge of

computer applications preferred.

Ability to display

cultural competence by responding respectfully and effectively to people of all
cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and other
diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of
youth and their families.

Knowledge and skills to

work with youth ages 8-17.

Working knowledge of

positive child/youth development.

Valid driver’s license,

automobile, and insurance sufficient to meet agency requirements.

Meet all the employee

requirements including references, criminal background check, physical and TB

test, and driver’s license check.

Working Conditions:

Most work is performed at the Matz
Center and some work within the community with youth. The Matz Center is
certified under DHS 50 to provide Youth Crisis Stabilization Facility for eight
youth ages 8-17. A flexible work schedule is required to meet the needs of
staff and the people being served, third shift is (10:00pm-8:00am) and weekend and holiday
rotation required (premium for working holidays). Local travel as needed to

fulfill essential functions of the position.

Physical Demands:

Duties require activity while supporting or interacting with
youth in the program. Staff may be required to use (trained) physical
interventions if there is immediate physical harm posed to youth or staff. Ability
to lift thirty pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Wisconsin Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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