Behavioral Youth Counselor
Core
Provide residential care, life skills training, and therapeutic support to youth ages 6-17 with complex behavioral and mental health challenges in secure facilities, open campuses, and group homes.
Role type
Senior IC behavioral youth counselor (residential care)
Builds
Residential treatment programs for at-risk youth
Domain
Child welfare / Juvenile justice / Mental health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, group facilitation, life skills instruction, physical agility, documentation, driving
Preferred skills
Experience with at-risk youth and 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 sessions, complete daily documentation in EMR, participate in recreation therapy
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC