Residential Counselor - Sat-Tues - 6a-4p
About The Position
Laradon fosters a collaborative, team environment; working on-site in Denver, CO- 5100 Lincoln St. We are seeking Residential Counselors to support the Calabrese Youth Center (CYC). Reporting to the CYC Program Manager, this role will support Laradon’s mission by providing life skills training and support to children/youth living in Laradon's Youth Center program. Ensuring the health and safety of children/youth, and providing the assistance necessary to increase independent living skills. No day is ever alike but you can generally look forward to the following responsibilities:
Requirements
- Valid driving license, good driving record, and reliable transportation, preferred.
- Be at least 21 years of age.
- Ability to communicate well with children/youth, staff and parents.
- Two years of college education, or high school diploma/GED plus one year of experience in human services field.
- Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; stamina to be on feet and active for full work days.
- Must frequently lift or move objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to successfully pass Safety Care training and preemployment physical examination.
Nice To Haves
- Valid driving license, good driving record, and reliable transportation
Responsibilities
- Plan and implement daily activity schedule.
- Supervise and assist the children/youth with medications.
- Train, and assist as necessary, children/youth in shopping, cleaning, money management, hobbies, personal hygiene, etc.
- Provide direct counseling and training services to children/youth.
- Oversee health and welfare of children/youth and report concerns and progress to program manager.
- Facilitate groups on a daily basis (anger management, self-esteem, etc.).
- Provide 24-hour supervision to children/youth.
- Ensure facilities are clean, safe and orderly.
- Attend Youth Center staff meetings.
- Implement behavior programs.
- Assist with recreational activities.
- Perform monthly safety/fire drills.
- Perform Safety Care techniques, as needed.
- Train children/youth in use of community resources (RTD, laundromat, banks, restaurants, etc.).
- Execute duties according to rules and regulations of licensing agencies.
- Drive participants as necessary for program needs.
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- Documentation, as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Continuing education and development opportunities
- Orientation
- Mandatory Reporting training
- Incident Reporting training
- First Aid/CPR training
- Safety Care/Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training
- Defensive Driving training
- Person Centered Training
- Trauma Informed Care training
- Professional Boundaries training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
