Residential Counselor
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USD 72000 - 79888
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Residential Counselor
$72000 - $79888
(on-site)
Closing Date: June 25 2025
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The City of Falls Church is recruiting for ;two Residential Counselors for Aurora House Girls Group Home a 12 bed non-secure community based temporary care residential program for adolescent females ages 13-20 experiencing court involvement or mental health concerns.
You will assist girls and their families by providing therapeutic services that address serious emotional educational and behavioral problems in a nurturing structured and supervised living environment. Aurora House services include individual group and family counseling family therapy educational enrichment community service and recreational activities.
Falls Church is an independent city six miles from the nations capital. It is small in area (2.2 square miles) and population (about 16000). The City is known for its urban village community quality customer service nationally ranked school system environmental activism and endless community activities.
Typical Responsibilities:
- Counseling monitoring and supervising activities;
- Ensuring and facilitating therapeutic care;
- Ensuring clients physical medical emotional/mental education social community and family needs are responded to in a timely and effective manner;
- Responding to all medical/dental and health care needs for clients in emergency and non-emergency situations including but not limited to administering medication as directed and following protocol for prompt medical care;
- Creating a safe and therapeutic environment through teaching modeling socially adaptive behavior and effectively/consistently implementing the program policies and procedures;
- Planning and supervising recreation activities and food services including hiking biking and other strenuous activities;
- Conducting individual and group counseling on established and as needed basis;
- Counseling clients who may be frightened hostile rebellious and winning their confidence;
- Effectively/consistently communicating verbally and in writing client behaviors/needs to staff parents providers;
- Safe transportation of clients for appointments emergency situations and planned activities;
- Essential Personnel status - responsible for providing direct coverage and maintenance of operations including but not limited to safety/security needs vacancy/direct coverage needs staff to client ratio and weather emergencies;
- Performing related tasks as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university
- Possession of a drivers license valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia;
- Ability to obtain first aid CPR medication disbursement bloodborne pathogens and physical restraint training certification;
- Some knowledge of human behavior mental health juvenile justice social problems and the basic principles of human psychology;
- Ability to pass a comprehensive background check;
- Ability to prepare records and reports;
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters Degree major course work in human or juvenile psychology or related field
- Bilingual in Spanish
Hours: ; Full-time. Work schedule consists of a variety of shifts to include early morning midday and evening hours. Must be open to covering other shifts as needed. ; ; ; ;
Salary: ; Salary range is $72000 to $79888 ;depending on qualifications. This is a full time position with all City benefits. Benefits package includes pension plan health insurance dental insurance deferred compensation plan flexible spending account life and long-term disability insurance paid holidays vacation and sick leave credit union membership free parking and more. See for more information.
Deadline and How to Apply:
This position closes on 06/25/2025. Applications received after that date will not be considered. ;To apply please complete the online application at ; ;and upload your cover letter and resume.
Our commitment to an inclusive workplace: ;The City of Falls Church is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees because that is what drives curiosity innovation and the success of our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age marital status veteran status disability status pregnancy parental status genetic information political affiliation or any other status protected by the federal state and/or local laws or regulations. Accommodations may be requested for applicants with disabilities. ; To request a reasonable accommodation please contact the Human Resources Department at ; ;or . ; ;Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
All City facilities are smoke free.
Employment Type
Full-Time
