MercyWorks provides opportunities to work and grow in a number of settings within Mercy Home’s programs. Placements may vary from year to year, but may include:
Youth Care Worker, Youth Programs
The youth care worker acts as an advocate, educator, coach and role model for the young people living at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. Youth care workers are responsible for the following: doing one-on-one work with youth as well as some group work (i.e. facilitating milieu meetings); crisis stabilization; the implementation of each youth’s Individual Therapy Plan (ITP); insuring that the youth’s therapeutic, educational and employment plans are followed; timely and accurate communication within program, specifically with incident reports, contact with the youth’s families, supervision, and all log entries; and providing leadership for the youth in the provision of a healthy living environment.
Care Manager, AfterCare Program
The care manager in the AfterCare program supports former residents and their families as they work to reach their goals. The care manager collaborates with agency coworkers to ensure that each resident undergoes a successful transition out of residential programs.
The care manager partners with AfterCare members and/or their families to broker community and agency resources and them through the process of goal creation and goal obtainment, building positive structured relationships, and providing opportunities to harness their potential.
Admissions Case Manager
The case manager in our admissions area assists in the admissions process. The case manager assures families, prospective residents, and referral resources of a timely and comprehensive assessment, a thorough explanation of Mercy Home’s programs and an intake decision.
For youth that are not accepted into Mercy Home, the Case Manager refers that youth’s family to resources available in their community.
School Resources Coordinator
The school resources coordinator assists the tutoring program at the Hay Boys Campus. The coordinator ensures that volunteer tutors are effectively trained for their work with our young people and maintains records of tutors’ attendance and timeliness on a nightly basis.
The Coordinator provides support and coverage for the education & youth employment team as needed and focuses on the youth’s educational goals and progress.
After School Programs Coordinator
The coordinator in our after school program works closely with members of the school resources department to provide supplemental educational programming and resources to youth, including: organizational tools; math & reading skill-building programs; support to the evening tutoring program and enrichment courses in the arts (such as yoga, music & theater).
In addition, the Coordinator acts as an assessment tester and sets up learning lab schedules, keeps track of youth scores and incentive points, and regulates learning levels to accommodate individual skills.
Career Resources Coordinator
The Career Resources Coordinator works diligently to provide boys of all ages with the skills and opportunities needed to give them hope of promising and fulfilling careers. Career Resources implements a variety of programs that build the youth’s self-confidence through work experience. This is achieved through a thorough career assessment inventory, job skills training, financial literacy training, Mercy Home jobs, entry level jobs, full time employment, and professional internships. Career Resources partners with community businesses as well as the Mercy Home board to employ youth and monitor these relationships closely to ensure a positive work experience.
