Youth Development Counselor (Euphrasian) - Overnight Shift ONLY

Good Shepherd Services•Brooklyn, NY

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Youth Development Counselor works with other team members to provide 24-hour supervision, structure, and guidance to residents of a 10-bed female adolescent Youth Reception Center. The role works with participants and their families to create a therapeutic milieu where participants can reach their potential, learn socially appropriate behavior and homemaking skills, and develop their individual skills and abilities. The position is onsite at the Euphrasian Diagnostic Center in Brooklyn and is listed as 40 hours per week, non-exempt. The posting identifies this opening as overnight shift only, while also stating that staff must be available for full-time day, evening, and/or overnight shifts. Some weekend shifts are required, and the qualifications also require flexibility for evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday hours.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Excellent written, organizational, and prioritization skills.
Ability to work independently with self-initiative and contribute as part of a team.
Valid driver’s license and comfort driving in the New York metropolitan area, including the five boroughs and Long Island.
Ability to participate in creating a safe and therapeutic milieu.
Effectiveness in conflict resolution and crisis intervention techniques and practices.
Ability to successfully complete state-mandated crisis intervention training and medication administration training.
Ability to perform physical restraint of a resident using approved procedures.
Flexibility to work evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday hours.
Commitment to a strength-based, youth and family development, and trauma-informed perspective.
Must successfully complete state-mandated crisis intervention training within two months of hire.
Must successfully complete a pre-hire physical ability test.
Must be capable of sustained physical exertion, with no limitations on necessary physical intervention activities, including standing, twisting, turning, kneeling, and supporting a participant’s body weight.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree.
Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

Ensure the whereabouts and safety of participants at all times.
Plan, lead, and engage participants in recreational activities, family activities, tutoring, cultural events, and special evening or weekend activities.
Escort participants to and from court, school, medical appointments, pre-placement visits to other agencies, family and sibling visits, and other appointments.
Monitor participants’ school performance, including providing homework assistance and tutoring.
Supervise and record participants’ medical needs and follow up on recommendations.
Attend teacher and social worker update meetings.
Maintain documentation logs of daily activities, progress notes, and critical events.
Complete assessments and reports for presentation at team meetings.
Attend mandatory meetings and trainings.
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
Use and practice 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.
Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments to help create a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF (Safety, Emotional Management, Loss and Future) framework into daily practice.
Perform other duties as assigned.