Part-Time Youth Residential Counselor

Youth Residential Counselor - Job #561 Litchfield, CT 06759 Part Time 12 hours per week Thurs-Sat 9am-1pm $23.27 per hour Job Description :

• The Youth Residential Counselor is dedicated to the direct supervision of adolescent boys in a short-term transitional living program.
• Youth Counselors cultivate a safe, healthy, therapeutic, nurturing and caring home environment that is supportive of each participant’s individualized needs, social, emotional, and academic development.  Youth Counselors are positive role models offering support, strength-based encouragement and protection of youth in their care, advocating for youth and sharing information and updates with parents / guardians.

Maintain constant sight and sound supervision of youths within established program expectations and guidelines Ensure physical safety of youth and provide crisis intervention as needed Follow established routines, schedules, and structure, like wake up and bedtimes, and transition to school Record observations in daily documentation and logs Monitor and reporting healthcare needs or concerns, and ensuring compliance with daily medication regimen through support, encouragement, and self-care education Accompany youths between facilities, meetings, appointments and / or other activities Ensure living spaces are organized, clean, safe and free from hazards Supervise youths during mealtimes Support and facilitate the implementation of youths’ individualized care plans and schedules Utilize Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) coaching to enhance adolescents learning and skill use Transport adolescents to appointments and recreation trips Provide transportation to adolescents and families as programmatic needs dictate in order to facilitate family visitation / sessions and home passes Focus on Client Needs :

Joining our team, full-time employees will enjoy the following benefits :

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry.