Overnight Counselor -Awake

Northwood Children’s Services is currently looking to fill the position of Overnight. This is a full-time position at our west campus!

General Description

Overnight Counselors are responsible for the care and supervision of students. This is an awake overnight position. This position works with children and adolescents in a treatment setting. Primary duties include providing safety, supervision, responding to situations or concerns that arise over the course of the overnight shift, and preparing students for daily activities in the morning, as needed.

 Qualifications

• (2) years of college or other related post high-school education,
• or four (4) years of experience in child care or the human services field. 
• Bachelor’s degree and one (1) or more years’ experience in the child care or human services field is preferred but not required
• Candidates who are hired who have completed a bachelor's degree will be compensated at a higher wage.

Pay Incentives

Starting pay is $19.25 hour without a degree and $20.25 with a degree.

After completion of the annual review candidates can earn between 1-3% in salary increase based on performance each year.

Motivated candidates who are willing to complete our Certified Counselor and Senior Counselor training programs can earn cash incentives upon completion of each step up to $500 and salary increases of $1000 and $2000 per year. 

Benefits for Full-time Positions

• Medical (*)
• Dental  (*)
• Life (*)
• Quarterly Health Reimbursement (if you already have health insurance, Northwood will give you $485 per quarter to help pay for it)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement with a 5% match after one year full time employment
• 7 paid holidays and  (1) flex holiday
• Sick pay
• Vacation pay
• Student Loan Repayment Program (after 2 years of full time employment) up to $5000 per year contribution
• Scholarship (after 1 year full time employment)
• Cooperative (equipment rental, special events, employee gift fund)
• $250 referral bonus for each candidate that is hired

* Ask how you can get these benefits with no premium cost to you

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Northwood does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local commission.

Apply

External candidates please apply directly on the Northwood Children's Services website at www.northwoodchildren.org 

Mission

Northwood Children’s Services is looking to hire individuals who are committed to helping us fulfill our mission of building brighter futures for the children and the families we serve. We operate a full continuum of quality mental health treatment programs delivered by passionate, professional and highly trained staff.

Vision

Our vision is to provide the right service at the right time with a focus on integrated and continuous care.

Values

The children, first and foremost; Excellence in all that we do so we become the program of choice in each of the service areas we choose to operate; Provide every opportunity for children and their families to enrich their lives; To continue our rich history and legacy of professionalism and community service; To serve children and families with significant challenges and barriers.

If not us, who? If not here, where?