Lead Counselor

• Leading or supervising two or more staff members
• Working with atrisk or disengaged youth families/guardians educational/social services and community members.
• Evidence of supervising and developing successful counseling and/or vocational guidance programs.
• Evidence of successful teaching/behavioral intervention experience.
• Experience serving as a victim advocate.
• Experience with grief counseling.
• Experience serving as a social worker.
• Experience with multilanguage learner programs.

• Academic career/vocational guidance social/emotional recovery programs.
• Trauma Informed Approach/Care.
• Harassment Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) school policies and procedures.
• Emotional social economic developmental and physical needs of high school age students.
• WA State High School & Beyond program.
• Drug prevention/intervention programs.
• Individual and group treatment process.
• Diverse learning and cultural populations.
• Depression and suicide assessment/Crisis interventions.

• Conduct group and individual juvenile behavioral modification sessions such as: anger management decisionmaking problemsolving personal budgeting drug and alcohol education and stress management.
• Develop appropriate curriculum with input from Counseling Department team and WYA staff for group classroom behavioral intervention sessions.
• Work effectively with juveniles who may have educational social economic emotional or behavioral problems.
• Identify and manage manipulative/histrionic behaviors demonstrated by juveniles.

• Willing not to use or be in possession of illegal narcotics or controlled substances while on or off duty.
• Willing and able to be free from excessive alcohol consumption.
• Willing and able to pass drug testing requirements including preemployment (to include testing when employees change job classifications due to promotion or transfer or there is reasonable suspicion).

• Ability and willingness desire and commitment to work with all atrisk youth in a 24/7 highly structured residential setting requiring extensive interaction and contact with at risk youth and parents who may be disgruntled angry disrespectful (use of profanity name calling etc. depressed and at times confrontational.
• The WYCA campus is a tobacco vaping alcohol drug and weapons free facility. Weapons and alcohol are not permitted anywhere on campus when employees are on or off shift. This includes any alternate duty station or in employee vehicles. Use of tobacco and/or vaping products is not permitted anywhere within the confines of the Youth Academy (to include alternate duty stations) or in the view of Cadets when performing off campus duties and responsibilities.
• Individuals working with atrisk youth in a residential setting are subject to safety and security surveillance.
• Willing to work in and around military facilities and programs.

Must be willing to follow directives and law pertaining to HandsOff Leadership Fraternization Mandatory Reporting and Appropriate Relationships. The uncompromising expectation for behavior in word and deed on the part of staff is nothing less than complete transparency and total professionalism.

• Must complete annual first aid and CPR training/recertification.
• May be required to occasionally attend routine events meetings or training at other locations. On rare occasions travel in and out of the state for up to one week at a time.
• Must comply with Department policies and procedures governing workplace conduct.

1. A Current Application Profile
2. Response to the Supplemental Questionnaire (Note that your responses to the supplemental questions are used to screen for interview selection and should be supported by the information you entered in your employment history section portion of the application).
3. A list of three professional references. Please include two current/past supervisors one peer or one subordinate if applicable. For each reference please include the following: Name Professional Title Working Relationship Daytime Phone Number and Email Address.