Direct Care Counselor - Day Treatment

Overview:

Establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with youth that have severe emotional and behavioral issues in the Day Treatment program.

Responsibilities:

1. • Participate with the Treatment Team in the formulation and writing of each child’s comprehensive assessment, comprehensive treatment plan and functional behavioral assessment.

   • Share responsibility for implementing the group milieu treatment plan.

   • Work with community agencies and others when appropriate to provide coordinated treatment.

   • Provide leadership and direction for the group (and sub-groups) of assigned children; planning and structuring appropriate group activities, leading, and intervening as necessary.

   • Communicate treatment information to other clinical staff as necessary.

   • Transport children as arranged and assigned.

   • Maintain clinical records as prescribed by the Agency.

   • Demonstrate skills in non-violent crisis intervention and physical restraint as necessary.

   • Attend and participate IEP, WRAP, CFT, meetings.

   • Complete daily progress notes, attendance, incident reports, behavioral logs, participation logs, and other clinical documentation

   • Establish and maintain appropriate lines of communication with parents of assigned children, as established by the Family Therapist, and teacher regarding children’s progress in the Day Treatment program.

   • Assist in educational program as arranged and assigned, and under the direction of the Program Manager or SPED Teacher.

   • Maintain high ethical standards regarding service and client confidentiality.

   • Establish and maintain productive working relationships with all team members.

   • Observe all agency policies and procedures.

   • Participate in a meaningful fashion in assigned individual and group supervision, training, and all other assigned agency meetings.

   • Follow disinfection schedules as necessary.

   • Serve breakfast, lunch, and snacks as necessary.

   • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3 years of combination of formal education and experience with children or young adults.

• Must be an excellent communicator with the skills to acknowledge the needs of others and recognizing various points of view. 
• Works with others based on what is in the best interest of the client/resident.
• Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
• Ability to pass State and FBI background checks with fingerprints
• Strong professional boundaries; understands confidentiality

Benefits:

• Health, Vision, Dental (employee pays $20 per month for employee only insurance)

• Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• 401K (up to 4% match eligible on one year anniversary)

• Vacation – four weeks per year

• Sick/Personal time – two weeks per year

• 12 paid holidays

• Paid training

Hourly: $18.00 - $28.00

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