Evening & Weekend Behavioral Youth Counselor

Choose901; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 49,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Youth Villages is hiring Behavioral Youth Counselors/Assistants to support our residential treatment program for youth. This role focuses on teaching life skills, assisting in treatment planning, and participating in therapy sessions, while providing daily care and documentation in an EMR.

Candidates should have a high school diploma (Bachelor’s degree preferred), experience with at-risk youth, and the ability to work flexible evening/weekend shifts on campus locations in Tennessee and Georgia.

Qualifications

• High school diploma (required)
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
• Experience working with at-risk youth and/or families (strongly preferred)
• Experience working with youth (required)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written, verbal, and oral skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Basic computer knowledge
• Ability to maintain a flexible schedule

Responsibilities

• Teaches youth necessary life skills and provides for their daily physical care
• Assists in treatment planning for each youth
• Participates in youth transports to various locations (including but not limited to doctors’ appointments, court dates, community outings, home passes, etc.)
• Participates in recreation therapy sessions with their assigned group of youth
• Helps youth develop and implement positive coping skills using therapeutic interventions
• Facilitates group therapy sessions to support youth building life skills, social skills, moral reasoning skills, and anger control skills
• Completes daily documentation (such as contact notes, milieu notes, and precautionary notes) in an electronic medical record system (EMR)
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Life skills

Therapeutic interventions

Group therapy

Documentation

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Youth Villages is hiring Behavioral Youth Counselors/Assistants to support our residential treatment program for youth. This role focuses on teaching life skills, assisting in treatment planning, and participating in therapy sessions, while providing daily care and documentation in an EMR.

Candidates should have a high school diploma (Bachelor’s degree preferred), experience with at-risk youth, and the ability to work flexible evening/weekend shifts on campus locations in Tennessee and Georgia.