youth worker

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Trinity Youth Services

There are 4 different night shift schedules from 2021. Paychecks are every two weeks and PAYCOM has a calculator for hours. You are paid for your "lunch" time. You can technically eat your lunch any time. If you need a bathroom break or time to leave the dorm let management know.

Sun-Wed 10pm-8am
Sun-Wed 10:30pm-8:30am
Wed-Sat 10pm-8am
Wed-Sat 10:30pm-8:30am

If the morning staff is running late or if there is understaffing, you may be asked to stay an extra 15 mins to one hour. Just call and give a heads up if you are running late too, be mindful of coworkers you have to relieve and always ask how the youths' day was.

Cafeteria breakfast is hit or miss, yes staff can get that for free they just have to sign a paper in a binder or clipboard. Sometimes you may be asked to accompany youth to ER visits, hospital stays, and during the school year, you may be asked to drive them to school using the work van. Yes I was paid for overtime. Yes I accumulated vacation time. Yes there is an option to get religious exemption from the vaccine, etc.

Checks on individual doors of youth must be done and record every 10 minutes. There is an overnight log to document everything in black ink, this log may be used for court to examine a youth's behavior or incident. Youth may or may not confide in you about what is troubling them, you are a mandated reporter still.

With this job, you are not just a caregiver, in a way you are also like a security guard IE you cannot confiscate the youth's personal items unless you are management, you have to report any incidents in a form and make sure the information is accurate and objective, it's always better to be professional. There are security cameras in the dorm to prevent "he said she said" misunderstanding, these security cameras are reviewed by management. Always document incidents and keep management in the know, there is almost always a coworker who has experience with the incident you may have encountered.

Inside the dorms there are computers, you can ask management if you can use the computers for training or to check work emails.

Workplace culture, there are chill staff, the consistent staff, the unusually inconsistent or moody staff that are still at the job for some reason. There are good youth that will greatly appreciate your time and help. There are youth who will require more documentation.

The hardest part of my job was understaffing. Some staff say low morale, but not all days are bad, some shifts are just boring and drag long, at night shift you can bring a book and your laptop and even do schoolwork as long as you are on top of the log book. You can say NO to working hours you weren't given advance notice for, management will continue down the list.

As a nonprofit in southern California it is important to cite that this is the government's fault for underfunding. It IS possible to make a lot of money from OT at this job, it is unusual to be able to make a lot of money at a nonprofit in general though and it sucks a lot of jobs cannot keep up with inflation.

This job can be a job you might end up working with for years, or for the experience and cite that experience for your next job interview. This job classifies under healthcare. It is hard to move up, but it's okay to not be able "move up" anyway, there's always other jobs.

Set limits for behavior and reinforce established rules, regulations, policies, and procedures that were issued by Probation Officers or group homes guidelines. With the guidance of the therapist and group home supervisor. Supervise, protect and care for clients individually and while in groups at all times. Assisted clients with completing application forms for assistance and reviewed forms for completeness.  Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments. Keep records on individual youth’s, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered. Maintained records for the status updates for court dates. Prepared and maintained records for weekly reports for each client. Observe and monitor youth’s activities.  Having the ability to determine whether to issue notice of actions. Compiled and validated information that was given  by clients. Responsible for typing documents. Operated office machinery such as fax machines, scanners and copy machine. Received, sorted and delivered mail. Answered routine telephone calls or lobby visits. Help youths with homework and school work. Support youth's emotional and social development, encouraging and understanding clients.

a typical day at work was something different every day,if not with staff it was with the clients,or other clients and other staff from different units. as a team leader i was responsible for staff and clients safety as well as monitering the clients at all times,and makeing sure that the unit run according to the program.attend all p.o session with their parents and probation officer's. monthly reports on all clients within my unit. make sure unit and clients were free of contrband. drive to and from court with clients for courts purpose,and drive to and from homepasses,medical appointments,outing,and work if they worked.run GCL GROUP AND TEAM MEETING ONCE A WEEK. i worked with 6 other staff that worked under me,and i was under my supervisor.the hardest part of the job was haveing to get up at night to come in if their was a problem,but was a must to keep the unit running.the most enjoyable part was just working with different children from different places with different personality,culture. this was a great job for me because comeing from florida i had never worked with children in this field before,so this was a new learning expericence for me

Great place to gain experience with difficult populations and gain some child and family hours. High turn over in several areas with staff, ineffective communication about policy, procedures and processes. Lack of consistent and comprehensive training, staff are not validated and respected. Management is quick to blame, slow to respond or follow through. Colleagues are very beneficial and supportive of each other even when management is not. Some managers are awesome and some have double standards. Company is going through changes so hopefully staff are treated better and there is less confusion in the future. Youth are challenging at times but worth the investment of time and energy.  If you interview ask several questions so you get a good idea of what you are getting in to. Sometimes rash decisions are made due to the reactive environment which negatively impact the youth and culture.
Some managers are open to your feedback and some are not. There are pros and cons and can be a good place as a stepping stone in your career.

Worked closely with probation officers, families and youth to counsel on personal awareness, group therapy and development of plans to prepare wards for return to families or release to society following separation. Complemented for handling of Medical reports and appointments ensuring all new youth adhered to 30-day requirement for medical and dental requirements; consistently recognized for adherence to state licensing needs.  Counseled and monitored paperwork for six youth, ages 12-18 years old, and occasional youth from state emergency placements, relocated through state appointment due to behavioral and emotional issues.  Meticulously scheduled appointments for school enrollment, community service, and training classes for Independent Living Skills Program prior to release from home.  Taught older youth daily living skills such as banking, checking, grocery shopping, money management, budgeting, and household care needs.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with the youth when the director or other supervisors wouldn’t get involved. They were useless in de escalating and would just give the youth what they wanted to not have to deal with it .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The favoritism , the lazy staff were always praised just because they wouldn’t report the real issues that were going on . Assistant director was especially at fault for this .

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Extremely toxic and felt like high school . Assistant director played extreme favorites and it was always the lazy staff that Could do no wrong . Not to mention they would always disappear for hours in his office when the director isn’t there .


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Being stuck all day having to take youth to medical appointments.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You make a difference. It may not seem like you are but you do. Even if its a little one.  You gain patience and tolerance here. Its a good start to working with kids if you're thinking of working with challenging personalities and disabilities. (Social Worker, Probation Officer, Special Education) 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It's a 24/ 7 job. That is the stressful part but at the same time its a good part because of overtime...

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Its never the same day twice and Each day is different. Everyone has their own traditions, culture, and the way they see things. No one there sees anyone's different  in a bad way. Everyone teaches and learns from each other.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Everyday is different never the same day twice!!!!

I would not work here !!! Very bad management and low pay for what they ask of you. Nothing is organized. Staff morale is very low. If you go to management for help with something they never really help you they always say they will take care of the problem and never do. 
Stop turnaround is very high. This company cannot keep staff for long periods of time. The staff that have been there for a long period of time is so accustomed to doing things their way they’re not willing to change or help you in any kind of away. 
Training for your position I only got one day of training and that was it. I was a Director and nobody from the higher-ups knew how to do my job.  I had to figure everything out for myself and called ex employee to help me out with the things that I needed help with.

This environment needs to be updated and transition to the 21st century. What i mean by that is they do not have an electronic documenting system for the clients they are working with. They use paper which often gets lost in transition. Management struggles to maintain a discipline culture for staff and youths. This is a great place to work if you are fresh out of college and need the experience. You will learn a lot about nonprofits, the system for juvenile/foster youth, and how to de-escalate situations. No communication. A fight will happen between the kiddos on your off day but you will not find out about it The pay isn't the best and coworkers gossip a lot. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The buildings are nice and the parking lot is large. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Every single thing. The company expects and pressures you to do way more than your job description. The pay is minimal and the work environment is hostile.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic and unappreciative. The CEO is the roots of the problem and keeps many secrets. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Everyday you are asked to do something outside of your job description. You are shown zero appreciation for the tasks you complete and morale is negative and sad.

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