Full-Time Residential Male Youth Counselor

CJR • Winchester, CT

6d • $20 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Residential Youth Counselor, you'll be a positive role model, leading engaging activities, supporting emotional growth, and helping youth develop life skills like cooking, time management, and teamwork. You'll supervise and care for up to four teens in a warm, trauma-informed environment, ensuring their safety and well-being while having fun with outings like hiking, go-karts, and movies. With a relaxed staff-to-youth ratio, you'll build respectful relationships, foster independence, and empower teens to thrive.
Engage youth in recreational and prosocial activities such as fishing, hiking, YMCA visits, go-karts, movies, laser tag, basketball, and more.
Assist with preparing youth for school, morning routines, meals, evening routines, and maintaining a clean, organized home environment.
Provide care for up to four youth, many referred by DCF, within a low staff-to-youth ratio (1:2 up to 1:4) in a trauma-informed, therapeutic group home environment.
Provide transportation for youth and families, including to school, jobs, activities, and appointments using a company provided vehicle.
Ensure the physical safety of youth, conduct routine headcounts and bed checks, and provide crisis intervention as needed.
Maintain professional boundaries and develop respectful, supportive relationships with youth.
Plan, lead, and facilitate organized daily activities and therapeutic groups, including Restorative Justice Practices and DBT-Lite.
Interpret program goals and treatment plans to youth and their families.
Monitor and support youth with physical or emotional needs to ensure safety.
Reinforce and role-model individualized youth needs and treatment plans.
Foster independence, resilience, empathy, and teamwork among youth.
Support youth in developing life skills such as time management, food preparation, personal accountability, and good study habits; mentor them in these areas.
Participate in ongoing training, team meetings, and supervision.
Provide support, guidance, and a home-like setting to promote youth development and make a positive impact in their lives.
Complete all required documentation and reports accurately and promptly.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 months of experience working with court-involved, at-risk, or similar youth populations - Required
• Valid driver’s license to utilize a company-provided vehicle during work hours - Required
• High school diploma or equivalent - Required

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree or 60 college credits - Preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Engage youth in recreational and prosocial activities such as fishing, hiking, YMCA visits, go-karts, movies, laser tag, basketball, and more.
• Assist with preparing youth for school, morning routines, meals, evening routines, and maintaining a clean, organized home environment.
• Provide care for up to four youth, many referred by DCF, within a low staff-to-youth ratio (1:2 up to 1:4) in a trauma-informed, therapeutic group home environment.
• Provide transportation for youth and families, including to school, jobs, activities, and appointments using a company provided vehicle.
• Ensure the physical safety of youth, conduct routine headcounts and bed checks, and provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Maintain professional boundaries and develop respectful, supportive relationships with youth.
• Plan, lead, and facilitate organized daily activities and therapeutic groups, including Restorative Justice Practices and DBT-Lite.
• Interpret program goals and treatment plans to youth and their families.
• Monitor and support youth with physical or emotional needs to ensure safety.
• Reinforce and role-model individualized youth needs and treatment plans.
• Foster independence, resilience, empathy, and teamwork among youth.
• Support youth in developing life skills such as time management, food preparation, personal accountability, and good study habits; mentor them in these areas.
• Participate in ongoing training, team meetings, and supervision.
• Provide support, guidance, and a home-like setting to promote youth development and make a positive impact in their lives.
• Complete all required documentation and reports accurately and promptly.

Benefits

• Low-cost Medical Insurance Plan option
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance offered after 30 days of employment
• Company Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Paid Vacation Package (unused time eligible for carry over)
• Generous Paid Sick Time (unused time eligible for carry over)
• Paid Holiday Time (separate from vacation time)
• Floating Holidays (separate from paid vacation time and paid holiday time)
• Annual monetary incentives
• Tuition Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Company Celebrations & Employee Recognition Program
• Employee discounts (cell phone, computer)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Employer Federal Student Aid
• 10%-20% tuition discount at many local educational institutions, including those listed by the CT Nonprofit Alliance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED