Therapeutic Child Care Provider (Mother's Making A Change Program)

Therapeutic Child Care Provider (Mother's Making A Change Program) (Finance) There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health! Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities. This is a gender specific program; only female candidates will be considered. Job Summary: The Therapeutic Child Care Provider performs direct care services to promote, encourage, and ensure efficient operation of the women's program, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of program participants' children, including infants, toddlers, and school age children. Seeking to contribute to the success of the women's program, as well as the agency as a whole, the Therapeutic Child Care Provider successfully carries out daily tasks including assisting with daily living activities, monitoring of participants' children's progress, and facilitation of life skills groups, through acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities. Are you ready to make a Difference? Job Duties and Responsibilities: Provides therapeutic supervision of infants, toddlers, and children with emotional and/ or behavioral challenges, residing in a 24/7 residential gender-specific, trauma-responsive substance abuse treatment facility with their parents. Organizes, prepares, and leads activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as creative play, interactive games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and community activities. Adapts teaching methods and instructional materials to meet children's varying needs and interests. Facilitates parenting education groups with parents, including but not limited to education on positive reinforcement, bonding, developmental stages, and drug and alcohol prevention. Models strong interactive skills and provides nurturing guidance to parents to enhance their parenting skills, with respect to appropriate therapeutic boundaries. Observes and evaluates children's progress in terms of behavior, social development, and physical health. Prepares and maintains records of children's progress and services delivered, reporting changes in condition to parents and manager/supervisor. Participates in weekly treatment team meetings as directed by direct supervisor. Performs housekeeping duties, such as cleaning, washing clothes, dishes, running errands, and inspection of facilities in accordance with environment of care. Ensures and provides high quality, compassionate, and ethical delivery of services to improve program and organizational performance. Assists with service-related compliance. Intervenes, stabilizes and manages acute crisis situations as needed. Assists in training co-staff in areas relating to service specialties as needed. Maintains confidentiality for all indirect/direct service in accordance with agency policies and HIPPA policies. Other duties as assigned. Benefits: Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc. Retirement Plan with employer matching 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service 10 paid holidays 1 personal day Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties. Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track. #J-18808-Ljbffr Highland Rivers Health in