Child Day Treatment Life Skills Counselor
About The Position
The Child Day Treatment Life Skills Counselor works in Canvas Health’s TLC day treatment program for children ages 11–18, planning and facilitating group skills services. The counselor works closely with program therapists and other Life Skills Counselors to create and maintain an environment sensitive to each client’s mental health needs and help clients learn to manage symptoms so they can function at home, at school, and in the community. The role also involves collaboration with clients’ families, treatment teams, and schools, as well as developing and implementing behavioral strategies to address mental health symptoms in the program milieu. The position is based at Canvas Health’s office in Oakdale, Minnesota, and requires business-related travel using a personal automobile. Canvas Health is a nonprofit Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic specializing in serving clients on Medicaid. Its mission is to bring hope, healing, and recovery to people’s lives through coordinated mental health and substance use disorder programs and services.
Requirements
- BA/BS/BSW in a human services-related field.
- One to two years of experience working with severely emotionally disturbed students in an educational or treatment center.
- Ability to maintain a clean driving record, a current driver’s license, and auto insurance coverage meeting Canvas Health’s policy limits.
- Ability to use a personal automobile for business-related travel.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with and/or delivering services to diverse populations.
- Experience with Electronic Health Record systems.
Responsibilities
- Plan and facilitate group skills services for clients in the TLC child day treatment program.
- Work with program therapists and other Life Skills Counselors to maintain an environment responsive to clients’ mental health needs.
- Assist clients in learning to manage mental health symptoms and function at home, in school, and in the community.
- Collaborate with clients’ families, treatment teams, and schools.
- Develop and implement behavioral strategies to intervene with mental health symptoms in the milieu.
- Use a personal automobile for business-related travel.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off, including holidays and personal days.
- Healthcare coverage options.
- Flexible accounts for medical savings and expenses.
- Employee Assistance Program supportive services.
- Discounts on entertainment, travel, dining, and more.
- Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
- Performance-based recognition awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
