Youth Counselor- Afternoons 3:00pm-11:30pm
Vista Maria - dearborn heights, MI
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Description TASKS OF THE POSITION • Plans and organizes work to meet all job requirements, according to Vista Maria and COA standards, licensing, and funding requirements. • Provides weekly individual counseling to assigned youth. • Completes weekly counseling notes for assigned you in our computerized systems. • Leads daily groups to improve functions of the body and brain. • Assists youth with activities of daily living; attends to adaptive behaviors and assists through collaboration and crisis intervention, as needed. • Ensures youth participate daily in an hour of recreational therapy. • Maintains confidentiality. • Transports youth to and from appointments, home visits, and outings as needed. • Acts as an advocate in treatment team meetings, and court hearings as needed. • Attends and participates in in-service training, and all staff meetings as scheduled. • Maintains established policies and procedures, programming, and safety and environmental and infection control standards. • Collaboration with youth, families, and external agencies. • Acts as a liaison between the Therapist and youth when there are barriers in trust and connections with Therapists. • Plans activities, birthday parties as needed. • Completes assigned accountabilities weekly. • Contributes to the team daily and lives the agency mission, vision, and core values. • Completes all other related tasks as required or assigned by the supervisor and or clinical unit manager. • Demonstrates diversity, equity, and inclusion responsiveness, personal integrity, and professional demeanor in accordance with Vista Maria ethics and the ethics of the program. • Adheres to the mandatory stay-over schedule. KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES • Knowledge of adverse childhood experiences and how it affects the body and the brain. • Demonstration of emotional regulation skills. • Demonstrates safe and appropriate boundaries to vulnerable youth. • Knowledge of sensory interventions. • Proficiency in basic computer skills. • Demonstrated ability to interact positively in a culturally diverse environment. • Promotes and supports the agency's cultural and core values of a trauma informed, family engaged, youth driven, integrate health environment. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY None Requirements QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION / TRAINING) Minimum Required • Bachelor's degree in any major from an accredited college or university. • Ability to verbally de-escalate and utilize safe, non-harmful techniques when youth present danger to themselves or others. • Valid driver's license. • Ability to pass physical and drug screenings and required background checks. • Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills. Preferred • Bachelor's degree in a human behavioral science or another major with 25% of the credits in a human behavioral science from an accredited college or university. • 1 year experience working with youth exposed to trauma. • First Aide/CPR trained.
Created: 2024-10-15