Youth Counselor Overnight

Youth Counselor Overnight

General Objective The Youth Counselor Overnight (YCO) is a full time entry level line worker position that
provides for the general care of atrisk youth during late hours sleep hours and early morning for the residents
and manages that timeframe of the treatment milieu and routine within a home. The Youth Counselor
Overnight is part of the backbone of our quality of care and treatment for these youth.

Nature and Scope of this Position
The Youth Counselor Overnight is supervised by the Program Manager/ Director.
This position is to complete the check list provided by the Program Manager/Director.
This position is responsible to maintain the daily routine and structure of the home.
This position is responsible to work with in a treatment team both within the staff and in the
community in a cooperative and mutually supportive way.
The person performs a variety of direct and nondirect care duties in creating a therapeutic milieu.
This person provides care safety and supervision to youth.
This person is responsible to review and stay abreast of assessments logs reports treatment plans and
attend clinical staffing and training as directed.
The position is largely distinguished from the other Youth Counselors by the major assignment of nondirect care duties.

Examples of tasks
Provide a safe consistent and structured living environment of the youth in care.
Do what is necessary in terms of supervision and structure to keep the youth in care safe.
Provides and ensures building safety and security during shift.
Obey all safety rules and regulations and exercise sound judgment in regards to youths safety in all
settings.
Provide continuous awake coverage for youth therefore requiring the employee be awake during the
entire night shift as the only adult in the home for supervision and safety of youth.
Provide or arrange for transportation of residents as needed.
Supervise manage and instruct positive interaction and conflict resolution among the residents in the
home.
Assist with management of a stable yet dynamic set of house rules and values.
Demonstrate initiative and creativity to promote a warm nurturing youth oriented home environment
(i.e. bulletin boards decorations for various occasions.
Do preparation and delivery of regular and nutritious meals according to policies menus and
procedures and create a wholesome and nurturing experience at mealtime.
Carry out assigned responsibilities during fire drills and disasters.
Maintain program structure and assist with program accountability.
oWrite up all incidents and critical reports.
oWrite reports as necessary and required or requested.
o Attend and participate in staff meetings.
Work with youth in care to meet their unique and individual needs.
Create a safe and supportive environment.
Provide consistent care.
Support safety and structure for youth in care.
Provide appropriate and individual attention to youth in care.
Advocate for needs of each youth in care.
Engage in therapeutic relationships with the youth in ones care.
o Function as an emotionally accessible adult
o Set appropriate levels of intimacy and safety.
Monitor individual behavior of youth in care.
o Provide instruction praise and reward for positive behavior.
o Do intervention with or confrontation of negative or destructive behavior.
o Give consequences when appropriate.
o Teach and model appropriate behaviors.
o Record behavioral data.
Perform the specific tasks and duties of the shift including various office duties such as filing
recording organizing and evaluating data and household duties such as cleaning organizing and basic
maintenance.
Work with program team and follow lead staff:
o Be reliable.
o Be cooperative team member.
o Assist in solving problems.
o Give and receive feedback and support.
Do other tasks as requested.
o Attend and assist with corporate functions and meetings as requested.

Responsibilities
Provide a safe living environment.
Operate program as designed and directed.
Accept supervision.
Work within a team approach to treatment.
Be available to have relationships with youth in care.
Communicate effectively clearly precisely and directly with others.
Respond to needs of youth in care.
Provide consistency and structure.
Be a role model.
Administer medications to youth according to policies and procedures.

Working conditions
Predominantly 10hour shifts during normal sleeping hours.
Schedule includes working weekends and holidays.
Position requires some flexibility in scheduling with occasional schedule changes.

Requirements
Possess solid moral character.
Interest and insight to both seek supervision and respond to it with growth and change.
Demonstrate competent positive interpersonal skills.
Experience working with troubled youth in a professional or volunteer setting.
Talents for supervising and working with youth
Knowledge of state laws and agency policies on confidentiality and reporting child abuse and neglect.
Working knowledge of the rationale use and implementation of basic techniques of care treatment and
intervention.
Demonstrated flexibility in approach to solving problems and achieving goals.
Demonstrated commitment to youths needs and issues.
Possess or acquire basic knowledge of:
o Parenting skills and techniques.
o Child and youth development theory normalcy and deviance.
o Childhood issues including emotional disturbances learning disabilities etc.
o Communication skills.
Ability to lift 50 lbs as needed.
Ability to climb stairs as needed.

Employee Classification Compensation and Benefits
This position is a Fulltime NonExempt position.
Compensation is based on range establish in the Youth Homes Salary Schedule.
Youth Homes provides a generous benefit package inclusive of:
o Annual Leave Exceptional Leave Educational Leave
o Health Dental Vision Longterm Disability and Life insurance.
o Health Savings Account and 401(k) options with agency match.