PRN Behavioral Youth Counselor
Core
Provide trauma-informed care, life skills training, and daily supervision for youth ages 6-17 with complex behavioral and mental health challenges in residential settings.
Role type
Behavioral Youth Counselor (Teacher Counselor)
Builds
Residential treatment programs for youth in secure facilities, open campuses, and group homes
Domain
Child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, therapeutic interventions, group facilitation, life skills instruction, physical agility, documentation, driving
Preferred skills
Experience with at-risk youth, experience with families
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems (EMR)
Responsibilities
Teach life skills and provide daily physical care, assist in treatment planning, transport youth to appointments and court, facilitate group therapy, complete daily documentation, participate in recreation therapy
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC