Youth Counselor
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Job Description
Do you enjoy working outdoors Do you have a passion for helping people or you love to see youth and young adults work hard to reach their full potential Want to provide atriskyouth with the tools to begin their process of change and be successful
Come work with us as a Youth Counselor and contribute to the positive transformation of the atrisk teens in our adolescent residential academy program located in Yanceyville NC!
Day Shift Night Shift and PRN positions available pay rates from $16.50 to 18.25
Make more than a Living Make a Difference
We are proud to offer:
- LowCost Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
- 11 paid holidays
- Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid shortterm and longterm disability
- Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary term life insurance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
- PTO Exchange
- Full Benefits Guide is located on our Career Center in the Documents section
Additional Benefits:
- Meals provided when on duty
- Advancement opportunities
- Overtime availability
Duties and Responsibilities
- A positive supportive role model who guides and influences group activities on a consistent basis that enhances the youths confidence and selfesteem. Youth Counselors ensure the progress and welfare of each client and the group through therapeutic programs. Responsible for staff secure supervision during the afternoon evening and sleeping hours.
- Lead group of youth through a variety of daily activities while providing group and individual counseling with an emphasis on strengthbased development. Ensure successful development of the youth through rational living cognitive behavioral therapy to help youth define their life goals and then help them achieve those goalspointing out thinking errors and faulty cognitions along the way.
Qualifications
- Must be 21 Years of Age or Older per DJJ Guidelines.
- High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of two years relevant experience working with youth is required. Bachelors degree in social/behavioral services or outdoor recreation specialties is preferred. 2 years of college in a social or human services can substitute youth experience requirement.
- Direct care in a therapeutic/rehabilitative setting preferred.
- Ability to travel about property through wilderness terrain. Must be able to pass evaluation of crisis intervention/physical restraint techniques and written certification exam and use approved techniques as needed. Must be able to participate in aquatic activities. Ability to stand sit or walk for extended periods of time. Constant exposure to outdoors and/or weather conditions. Responsible for the overall supervision and safety of clients. Supervision may include shift work.
- Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerds Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. Valid and appropriate drivers license or state identification is required.
- Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and DrugFree Workplace policy.
*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.
About our Residential Academy:
Eckerd Connects ShortTerm Juvenile Justice Residential program is a complete rehabilitative experience delivered in 4 to 6 months to 40 adjudicated male youth ages 13 to 17 referred by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Juvenile Justice. This residential treatment concept combines promising and evidencebased practices with a strong family transition component and signifies a publicprivate partnership with the Division of Juvenile Justice which has produced an innovative shift in the way youth are served in North Carolinas juvenile justice system. Intensive shortterm services include individualized treatment and academic plans that combine formal and experiential education community service behavioral health and family counseling in a nonpunitive environment designed to address the youths behavioral challenges through a strengthbased approach. Youth also receive accredited education onsite and work together in small group settings with assigned counselors.
Boys Residential Academy at Yanceyville
437 Main Street
Yanceyville NC 27379
About Us Video: Page: learn more about our program copy and paste the link into your browser:https://eckerd/juvenilejusticeservices/residentialservices/shorttermresidentialservices/
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Eckerd Connects is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals including individuals with disabilities. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws by providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for sincerely held religious beliefs observances and practices. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability please contact Relay Services Dial 711.
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Employment Type
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