Youth Support Counselor (Bachelors)

Our client is looking for an Youth Support Counselor (Bachelors)

Type: Contract Contract to Perm

Schedule: Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon (4p-12a). This is a 32hr/wk role

Location: New Jersey

Summary Of Essential Duties

• Under the direction of the Program Supervisor/Director, the Youth Support Counselor is responsible for helping to create a highly structured, professional, and nurturing environment for the youth served at facility.
• Youth Support Counselors are responsible for working with female youth between the ages of 14-17 years who have complex behavioral health challenges to support and provide services which are strength-based, family-friendly and trauma-informed.
• In conjunction with program treatment team, the Youth Support Counselor creates and delivers individual and group psycho-educational and life skills activities which promote the self-sufficiency traits, skill sets, habits and other assets.
• Youth are assessed in all areas of daily functioning to tailor services to each one's individual strengths and needs.
  
  

Services are experiential in nature, with a strong preference for teaching skills in a place where the youth can practice the skill and thrive.

• The Youth Support Counselor also serves as a youth mentor/driver, providing transportation services as needed for program youth and reinforcing daily living and socialization skills.
• These are representative duties and responsibilities, and other assignments and tasks that may be assigned as required.
  
  

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in social work, Human Services, Psychology, or Counseling is required and a minimum of one year of experience working in a behavioral health or institutional setting.
  
  

Additional requirements: the ability to engage and empower youth by listening while being supportive and giving choices and being a positive role model.

• Must possess a valid driver's license, strong verbal and written skills, and respect for cultural and human diversity.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Adhering to a professional code of ethics
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Team-Oriented, Reliability
• Assessment/observing & recognizing verbal/non-verbal triggers and behavior
• Goal setting/prioritizing & multi-tasking, resiliency, responsiveness
• Engagement, capable of developing rapport with youth and families served
• Must be a positive role model
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Patience & Empathy
• Medication administration daily, as needed
  
  

Please email: alexc@hcmmi.com