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Job Title:
Full Time MW AM Shift Youth Counselor
Division/Program:
Children/Youth Inpatient Psychiatric Health Facility
Starting Compensation:
21.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Bakersfield CA
Working Hours/Shift:
6AM to 630PM MondayWednesday
Why Join Our Team
- Competitive Compensation: Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package:
- Employerpaid medical dental and vision coverage.
- Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.
- Professional Growth Opportunities:
- Onthejob training with access to paid CEU opportunities.
- Career development programs designed to help you grow.
- Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT ACSW and APCC professionals (where applicable).
Employee Recognition & Rewards: A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication
- High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED HiSET etc. required.
- 1 year experience with seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents preferred.
- Valid California Drivers License required
How you will make a difference:
- Supervise protect and care for adolescent clients individually and in groups.
- Promote and assist adolescents with selfhelp skills in the areas of eating hygiene and grooming positive behaviors social interactions with peers and planned group activities.
- Provide daytoday supervision and care of children including assistance with activities of daily living personal care planned activities and school.
- Conducts or assists both large and small activity groups. Assist adolescents in both large and small activity groups encouraging appropriate behavior and providing feedback to adolescents.
- Perform documentation that records adolescents daily activities and behaviors.
- Attend and participate in shift rounds change of shift meetings and treatment team meetings as scheduled
Division/Program Overview:
- 24/7 inpatient involuntary program
- 16bed facility for acute youth (ages 517
- Intensive treatment programs with individualized care plans
- Available for contracting Central Valley counties
- Moves clients through five phases: admission; engagement; learning; stabilization and linkage to resources and aftercare
Learn more about SBHG at: Additional Information:
In accordance with California law the salary grade for this position is 17.11 23.96. Starting pay within the grade is determined based on experience internal equity and other factors permitted by law.