Youth Counselor -STOP-BERTRAM LOCATION-FULL TIME

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FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Bertram, Iowa

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Youth Counselor provides direct care, supervision, and behavioral support to clients to ensure their safety and development. They are responsible for implementing treatment plans, facilitating skill-building activities, and maintaining accurate documentation of services.

Qualifications

You have a High School Diploma or GED and are at least 21 years of age, with a strong desire to help kids succeed. While a Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services related field is preferred, you will be responsible for providing direct care, skill-building, and behavioral management to clients.

Must Have Skills for ATS

MS Office

Job Description

Job DetailsLevel: EntryJob Location: Bertram Campus - Cedar Rapids, IA 52403Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High School Diploma or GEDTravel Percentage: No Travel requiredJob Shift: Varied ShiftsJob Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesWhat you will do? As the Youth Counselor you will be responsible for providing direct care coverage by meeting program & client needs. This includes but is not limited to ensuring safety & supervision, skill building, processing & support of clients, behavioral management and communications within the team & supervisors.  Specific responsibilities include: Provide consistent, individualized reinforcement to client behavior, using daily issues to teach and reinforce adaptive behaviors. Utilize a proactive/preventive method of intercepting problems to neutralize them before they escalate. Strategically utilize identified behavior management techniques and other de-escalation training to assist clients in developing appropriate behaviors. Assist clients in developing insight into their behaviors so that they learn to self-identify and self correct. Understand the impact of client’s behaviors on their own actions/reactions in the workplace and utilizes team feedback to enhance the effectiveness of their interventions. Know the population and is aware of individualized treatment plan. Provide supervision and treatment intervention. Establish a therapeutic relationship with the client based on trust & respect. Evaluate the impact of behavioral, group treatment, and life-space interventions and provides direction/feedback. Assure consistent, ongoing, and timely provision for basic client needs. Safely transport youth to/from program activities and community resources monitoring behaviors and following agency transportation protocols. Effectively participate in team to review case progress and provide best programming. Follows medication management guidelines. Maintain positive role modeling and performing, as an agent of change for the youth. Develop and maintain a working knowledge of Behavior Health Intervention Services (BHIS) and Complete documentation of services in a timely manner – including daily case notes, behavior management, visual checks, etc.     Why Work here?     Four Oaks understands the importance of supporting and treating one another as if they were our own family members.  We believe in maintaining a healthy work/life balance while providing career paths for everyone.  Our organization flourishes in an environment of equal opportunity and fair treatment for all.  The effects of diversity and inclusion have created an atmosphere of positivity which connects us to the customers we serve.  As a valued team member on a full-time basis, you are eligible for: Competitive wages of $17.00 to start Medical, dental & vision insurance 401k Retirement plan Growth & Advancement opportunities Excellent paid leave time package 7 paid holidays   Business casual work environment Qualifications & Program InformationWhat you need: You will need to be at least 21 years of age and possess a High School Diploma or GED to qualify. A Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services related field of study is preferred. Additional requirements include: Desire to help kids succeed Prior experience working with children in a school or mental health setting preferred Strong communication and problem solving abilities Basic computer skills in a MS Office environment   Apply now for immediate consideration!

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FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES

Four Oaks Mission: Four Oaks assures children become successful adults. Four Oaks Vision: Expect Success. Four Oaks Symbol: The Four Oaks symbol represents the family, the community and the agency standing together with the child to build a future strong as the might oak. Four Oaks Philosophy: Four Oaks services are focused on and rooted in the family. We empower children and families to achieve stability, self-sufficiency and permanency.
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