CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Job Title: Counselor II - third shift - Sunday - Wednesday 11pm - 9 am

Job Type: Full Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Anderson, SC

ABOUT NEW FOUNDATIONS HOME FOR CHILDREN

New Foundations Home for Children is a private, nonprofit treatment agency specializing in caring for emotionally troubled children, adolescents, and families. We are nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation. New Foundations provides an array of programs to meet the increasing demands for quality children and family services.

Our Vision

It is our sincere goal to secure the future for children and families by doing whatever it takes to serve at-risk children and families. With that goal in mind, New Foundations offers both intervention and prevention services. Services include several programs of residential care as well as programs designed to work with children and families on an outpatient basis or in their home environments.

Competitive Benefits for Full Time Employees Include:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term, and Long Term insurance coverage
• Paid Time off accrued each month
• Overtime pay for specified holidays
• Retirement Plan with company match
• Credit Union membership
• Teladoc membership giving 24/7/365 access to a doctor for minor illnesses
• Variety of staff team building events
• Training and certification provided

Position OverviewUnder General supervision provides direct care and supervision to clients in a safe, structured environment that fosters the development of appropriate behaviors and provides supervision to part time counselors as needed. This is a high demand position that requires a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of clients and families.Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the assigned and essential functions.

• Creates and facilitates an atmosphere that is most conducive to the growth, success, and safety of the clients
• Supervises and documents client’s weekly behavior and provides therapeutic interventions as needed
• Participates in weekly care team meetings as requested and provides input on clients
• Provides leadership for part time counselors in the absence of unit managers, or supervisors. Leadership role and responsibilities are limited to an as needed basis in the absence of supervisory staff
• Must be able to perform physical restraints based on TCI (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention) training requirements and demonstrate competency in all aspects of TCI training
• Provides supervision of clients. Clients must be in eyesight of staff at all times while engaged in on/off campus New Foundations activities
• Counselors must initiate, engage, and participate in a full range of activities with clients. Including but not limited to recreational, educational, social, and group activities
• Counselors must maintain a positive, and respectful interaction with clients
• Counselors must communicate any safety concerns immediately to supervisor. i.e. client safety and environmental safety
• Completes all required documentation prior to leaving the assigned shift, to include but not limited to, daily counseling notes, incident reports, medicine logs, maintenance inspection checklist
• Counselors must check email and respond accordingly on a weekly basis
• Counselors must maintain a valid driver’s license and comply with DSS regulatory requirements, and agency liability insurance requirements
• Counselors are required to follow New Foundations policies and procedures at all times when acting on behalf of New Foundations
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED and one year of social service program experience
• Practical knowledge of treatment of emotional and behavioral child and adolescent disturbances

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $13.75 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• Night shift

Application Question(s):

• Please provide details regarding any relevant experience for this position.
• Are you at least 21 years old (Deal Breaker: This is a DSS and Agency minimum age requirement for our Direct Care Staff)?
• If you are not interviewed for/offered a full-time position, are you willing to accept part-time employment? If so, what is your availability?
• Within the last five (5) years, have you lived outside the state of South Carolina? If so, please list the state(s) where you lived during this time.
• PLEASE ANSWER: Can you work Sunday-Wednesday 11pm - 9am?
• DETAILED RESPONSE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION UNLESS CLEARLY INDICATED ON RESUME: Please provide details regarding your experience working specifically with children or adolescents, including length of time. This can be either paid or unpaid experience, including parenting, babysitting, coaching, etc.

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• working with Children or Adolescents: 1 year (Required)
• Human or Social Services: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Overnight Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person