Kevin Palaski

Youth Development Specialist

Wellfully

07.2002 - Current

Summary of Duties Each employee is expected to meet WellFully’s Code of Conduct, Professionalism and Ethics. The Youth Development Specialist is responsible for providing direct supervision and daily care of the youth in residential and or outpatient services. Responsibilities • Implements and maintains the therapeutic environment, providing a balance of nurturance, limit setting and boundaries while demonstrating understanding of the youth’s emotional needs at all times. • A priority is to ensure the safety of our residents. • Provide positive and appropriate role modeling. • Maintain communication with unit staff, counseling staff and other individuals as required. • Ensure lice checks, room checks, and skin checks are completed as assigned. • Plans, implements, and participates in recreational activities with the adolescents. • Maintain thorough appropriate client documentation and collect records, and date as necessary. • Provide timely notification of incidents as required by funding agency. • Attends and actively participates in weekly team meetings, group supervision, and psycho educational group on the units. • Provide on-call services as scheduled and respond to the facility if needed. • Maintain documentation related to incident reports and client files each shift. • Provides ongoing input into the individual and group treatment plans. • Provides informative and therapeutic groups. • Maintains structure by following unit handbook and unit schedule. • Assist programs as needed. • Other duties as assigned.

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