RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR BEHAVIOR YOUTH SUPPORT FT 7pm-7:30am

NEW HOPE CAROLINAS INC•Rock Hill, SC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

New Hope Treatment Centers is seeking a dynamic and experienced Residential Counselor to join their team. Since opening in 1987, New Hope Treatment Centers has been a place for young people in moments of crisis, using a relational approach to behavioral care. They work with children and their families toward a brighter next chapter. This position is responsible for the supervision and management of children and/or adolescents with a spectrum of mental health conditions within a therapeutic residential milieu.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must successfully pass all required background checks.
Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening.
Full use of both arms and legs.
20/20 vision or medically corrected vision.
Ability to hear calls for assistance, emergency alarms, overhead directives, phone calls, and other audible alerts.
Ability to detect odors such as smoke, chemicals, human waste, and other potential environmental or safety concerns.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrates an ability to establish credibility and be decisive.
Demonstrates an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, management, referral sources and the general public.
Demonstrates satisfactory communication skills, written and verbal.
Demonstrates an understanding of children and adolescent developmental issues.
Demonstrates knowledge of and insists upon the rights of children and adolescents as residents in the facility.
Must have a proven ability to relate to and work with children and/or adolescents.

Responsibilities

Ensures the safety of all residents under their care by learning and implementing only those medical and life safety policies and procedures approved by New Hope Carolinas.
Provides therapeutic supervision of residents during treatment activities.
Reports immediately to the Program Supervisor any behavior which may disrupt the therapeutic milieu or which may indicate a potential problem for the patient.
Assists in the orientation of all new residents and provides continuing education and assistance with program rules and expectations.
Assists in the management of aggressive residents as needed, using only de-escalation and behavior management techniques approved by New Hope Carolinas.
This position requires the ability to restrain physically aggressive residents.
Assists in the coordination of therapeutic activities, and oversees the completion of resident activities including but not limited to hygiene, chores, journalizing, homework or other clinical assignments.
Provides documentation in the health record of resident behavior, and interventions provided and their effectiveness on a daily basis, using the format approved by New Hope Carolinas.
Maintains an awareness of the whereabouts of all residents under their care by providing constant supervision, regular rounds and resident counts throughout their shift.
Participates as an active member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Attends daily shift reports, staff meetings, resident staffing and all other required meetings.
Participates in staff growth and development training activities and maintains a minimum number of hours as required by New Hope Carolinas and its licensure agencies.
Monitor and provide supervision of behavioral interventions as outlined in the resident’s treatment plan.
Provide timely and accurate documentation of interventions as related to the progress of treatment plan goals.
Performs other related duties as required.
Assists with the transportation of residents in facility vehicles.
May serve as primary advocate for up to three residents, providing a summary of resident’s behavioral progress to the treatment team within the specified time frame.
May require evening, night, weekend and holiday work.