Position Details

What you will do?

As a Youth Counselor you will be responsible for providing direct care services for our clients. This full-time position will typically work the evening shifts and at least one weekend day per week. Specific duties include:

• Assist clients in developing insight into their behaviors so that they learn to self-identify and self correct.
• Understand the impact of client’s behaviors on their own actions/reactions in the workplace and utilizes team feedback to enhance the effectiveness of their interventions.
• Provide daily living supervision and treatment intervention.
• Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client based on trust and respect.
• Assure consistent, ongoing, and timely provision for basic client needs.
• Follow medication management guidelines.
• Maintain good team participation and interaction.
• Maintain positive role modeling and performance, as an agent of change for the youth.
• Complete documentation of services in a timely manner – including daily case notes, behavior management, visual checks, etc.

Qualifications & Program Information

What you need:

To qualify you must be at least 18 years of age and possess a High School Diploma or GED. A Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services related field of study is preferred, but not required. Additional requirements include:

• Desire to help kids succeed.
• Prior experience working with children in a mental health setting preferred.
• Strong communication and problem solving abilities.
• Basic computer skills in a MS Office environment.

Apply now for immediate consideration!