Youth Development Counselor (Rose House)

Good Shepherd Services•Brooklyn, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Youth Development Counselor works in the Rose House residential program, taking a caring, personal approach to meeting youths’ basic needs while providing physical and emotional safety. The role requires onsite work at 280 Shepherd Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, for 40 hours per week. Staff must be available full time for a day, evening, and/or overnight shift, and some weekends are required. The position is non-exempt and pays $20–$22 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid New York State driver’s license.
Successfully complete all components of required physical intervention training.
Successfully complete a pre-hire physical ability test.
Ability to perform physical restraint of youth using approved procedures.
Ability to sustain physical exertion and perform necessary physical intervention activities, including standing, twisting, turning, kneeling, and supporting a participant’s body weight, without limitations.
Commitment to working from a strength-based, youth-development, and trauma-informed perspective.
Successfully complete state-mandated crisis intervention training within two months of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide direct supervision and remain accountable for residents’ whereabouts at all times.
Manage residents’ behavior and maintain order.
Implement daily living routines, schedules, and procedures.
Ensure residents’ safety and maintain security and cleanliness throughout the residence.
Provide individual and group counseling, work with residents’ families when appropriate, and participate in youth and family development.
Coordinate court-ordered visits, including supervised home visits, day passes, and facility visits, subject to the stated quarantine-house suspension.
Maintain records, logs, and reports, and comply with documentation requirements.
Participate in planning and carrying out educational, recreational, and personal enrichment activities.
Ensure proper care and supervision of supplies and agency equipment.
Participate in ongoing meetings, conferences, and training programs.
Communicate with Good Shepherd staff about residents’ needs and program matters.
Provide safe transportation for residents to court-ordered appointments, except during use as a quarantine house.
Attend mandatory training required by DYFJ and GSS.
Adhere to DYFJ and OCFS regulations.
Use Sanctuary Model tools, including safety plans, community meetings, psycho-educational groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences or similar processes, and self-care practices.
Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments to foster a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF framework—Safety, Emotional Management, Loss, and Future—into daily practice.
Perform other duties as assigned.