Sr Residential Care Counselor
Core
Provide 24/7 residential care, safety supervision, and therapeutic milieu management for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disturbances.
Role type
Senior Residential Care Counselor (IC)
Builds
Safe therapeutic residential environment and behavioral management programs
Domain
Healthcare / Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, therapeutic milieu management, activities of daily living (ADL) supervision, conflict de-escalation, group facilitation, documentation, care planning collaboration
Preferred skills
Leadership of junior staff, family liaison, research data collection, innovative care improvements
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Supervise assigned children in daily routines and assist with activities of daily living; intervene in disruptive or destructive patient situations; lead community meetings, social skill groups, and recreation therapy programs; document incidents, seclusion, and restraint forms; orient new patients and staff; assertively communicate to resolve conflicts; assume leadership role in psychiatric emergencies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC