Transition Life Coach

Job Description: Anthem House Life Coach
Time commitment: 32-40 hours per week
Reports to: Anthem Director
Job Status: Non-exempt
FTE: 1 (Benefitted employee)

Summary:
An Anthem House life coach directs all of the students on their shift while managing all the activities in the home.

Qualifications:
● Minimum 1 year of experience in behavioral health related fields
● Exceptional relationship skills
● Flexibility and ability to handle many situations simultaneously
● Ability to maintain healthy boundaries with students
● Timely, Dependable and reliable
● Ability to receive and carry out instruction
● Genuine care and concern for others

Duties and Responsibilities:

Parenting

● Fulfill a role with the students as a proxy parent
● Teach and enforce boundaries and expectations with students
● Attend to each student's needs while challenging and supporting them
● Set limits for students and teach more effective ways
● Intervene in unsafe or inappropriate behavior
● Act upon all opportunities to teach and connect with students
● Learn the "trust, but verify" method when working with students
● Create a successful, healthy home environment for teenagers and guard against threats such as fraternity or college dorm feel
● Become a guardian of excessive use of media/inactivity
● Assure time and resources are spent on the most clinically helpful activities for the boys
● Teach the proper cleanliness and organizational standards of a healthy home
● Communicate and ask questions with the primary therapist frequently

Advocate Role
● Work with therapists to ensure each student moving to Anthem is prepared to come ● Understand the rules and expectations and have established goals and schedules to fit each student's needs
● Teach students effective methods for goal setting and follow up
● Teach the students effective methods for organization, cleaning habits and maintenance of their responsibilities in the house
● Communicate with parents weekly by phone
● In phone calls follow appropriate guidelines in addressing topics of a therapeutic nature
● Avoid discussions and topics of a clinical nature by referring parents and students to their primary therapist
● Communicate effectively and timely with parents, treatment team members and students under my stewardship
● Anticipate the needs of the students, forecast, and help them to prepare for life events
● Work with students to understand my role as an advocate and foster buy in with the student by helping him begin with the end in mind
● Seek supervision and other resources to build my competency to that of best practices
● Produce a clear and concise residential report during treatment team

Charting
● Follow charting expectations for BIRP charting
● Create thorough and prompt incident reports
● Understand the incident report guidelines
● Follow the medication administration expectations as described in the medication certification training
● Follow notification protocols listed in Notifying Nursing Department document
● Trained in medication administration as per Telos' policies and procedures
● Administer medications as ordered by the doctor / nursing manager
● Communicate and report to program director
● Complete residential certifications and classes such as CPR, First Aid, Processing Training, TB Tests, Restraint Training, etc.
● Chart in each student's medical record on the HQ database
● Strive to model the Anthem team after a functional, highly structured family home
● Strive to live the six "staff expectations" as listed below:

EXPECTATION #1: As a staff member I am present with the students, actively engaging with them as often as possible.
EXPECTATION #2: As a staff member I avoid sarcastic and/or hurtful banter/teasing/joking with the students.
EXPECTATION #3: As a staff member I meet the student where he is at therapeutically and developmentally, proactively assisting him in developing needed skills. EXPECTATION #4: As a staff I set and hold consistent limits/structure with each student.
EXPECTATION #5: As a staff member I will be kind and nurturing in my interactions with the students.
EXPECTATION #6: When I have differences, resentments, or frustrations with any staff, administrator, or organization, I will go directly to the person I have the problem with (and my direct supervisor), and no one else.

It is the policy of Telos to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you over the age of 21?
• Are you currently a cigarette smoker?

Work Location: In person