Counselor w/o Bachelors degree - CADI (group home)

Northwood Childrens Services•Duluth, MN

24d•$19 - $21

About The Position

Northwood Children’s Services is currently looking to fill the position of Counselor in our Missouri House Group Home (40 hours per week). Counselors are responsible for the day-to-day care and supervision of students. Counselors provide a constructive model for students to emulate, teach various coping and communication skills, physical and social skills, and help students develop cultural awareness and spiritual opportunities. These responsibilities are met through the counselor’s involvement with students and through the creation of a living and learning environment that offers a variety of opportunities to serve/meet students’ recreational, intellectual, social and emotional needs. Shifts would be a variable combination of afternoon/evenings Monday through Friday and Weekend shift (both day shifts and afternoon/evenings on the weekend). Mission Northwood Children’s Services is looking to hire individuals who are committed to helping us fulfill our mission of building brighter futures for the children and the families we serve. We operate a full continuum of quality mental health treatment programs delivered by passionate, professional and highly trained staff. Vision Our vision is to provide the right service at the right time with a focus on integrated and continuous care. Values The children, first and foremost; Excellence in all that we do so we become the program of choice in each of the service areas we choose to operate; Provide every opportunity for children and their families to enrich their lives; To continue our rich history and legacy of professionalism and community service; To serve children and families with significant challenges and barriers. If not us, who? If not here, where?

Requirements

(2) years of college or other related post high-school education or four (4) years of experience in child care or the human services field.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree and one (1) or more years experience in the child care or human services field is preferred but not required.
Candidates with a bachelor's degree will be compensated at a higher rate.

Responsibilities

day-to-day care and supervision of students
provide a constructive model for students to emulate
teach various coping and communication skills, physical and social skills
help students develop cultural awareness and spiritual opportunities
creation of a living and learning environment that offers a variety of opportunities to serve/meet students’ recreational, intellectual, social and emotional needs

Benefits

Medical ()
Dental ()
Life ()
Quarterly Health Reimbursement (if you already have health insurance, Northwood will give you $485 per quarter to help pay for it)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement with a 5% match after one year full time employment
7 paid holidays and (1) flex holiday
Sick pay
Vacation pay
Student Loan Repayment Program (after 1 year of full time employment) up to $5000 per year contribution
Scholarship (after 1 year full time employment)
Cooperative (equipment rental, special events, employee gift fund)
$250 referral bonus for each candidate that is hired