On Call Youth Counselor

Heartshare Human Services Of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Heartshare Human Services Of New York seeks a Youth Counselor to supervise and support children in a group home setting. The role involves creating a warm, homelike atmosphere, establishing individual relationships, and guiding residents through daily routines, meals, and activities.

Responsibilities include monitoring health, assisting with medications, and ensuring timely completion of logs and reports. The position requires a high school diploma and a valid NYS driver license is preferred;

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid NYS driver license preferred.
• Experience working with youth in structured settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm, homelike atmosphere with individual relationships to residents.
• Supervise and support residents' daily activities and routines.
• Ensure meals, logs, and reports are completed accurately and on time.
• Transport residents to activities and appointments as needed.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly household; report maintenance issues.
• Assist with medications and health-related tasks as required.
• Participate in meetings and treatment planning; support crisis intervention when needed.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Crisis support

Cultural competency

Child supervision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Richmond Hill Group Home 120-09 109 Ave, S.Ozone, NY, 11420 - South Ozone, NY 11420


• Position Type: Per Diem


• Education Level: High School Diploma or Equivalent


• Salary Range: $18.28 - $19.00


• Hourly Travel Percentage: Up to 25%


• Job Shift: Any

The Youth Counselor works as scheduled, providing supervision, support and direction to children fostering their positive growth and development; maintains a hazard free, clean and orderly household; prepares meals to conform to menus; completes all required logs, forms and reports, participates in meetings as scheduled; accompanies groups or individual children for outside activities or appointments as scheduled.

Essential Functions and Primary Responsibilities of Position:

• Provide a warm, homelike atmosphere by establishing an individual relationship with each resident focusing on that resident's positive growth and development.


• Provide individualized care and supervision of each resident.


• Under the supervision of the Supervising staff, ensures an orderly schedule for the residents by supervising their daily activities: wake-up, school, or other program attendance, mealtime, study time, assigned Healing Home chores and bedtime; monitors individual appointments for each child to endure punctual attendance.


• Monitors each youth's physical well-being ensuring suitable clothing, adequate food, and all required medical treatments, including the dispensing of medication.


• Communicates and enforces Healing Home rules with each child; applies discipline as outlined in Healing Home procedures in a fair and objective manner.


• Accompanies and transports children to outside activities (including supervised recreation) and appointments as required.


• Maintains a hazard free, clean, and orderly household by promptly reporting maintenance problems to the supervisory staff and by completion of assigned household chores in a timely and efficient manner.


• Prepares meals and snacks under the assignment and direction of the Household Coordinator according to posted menus.


• Holds petty cash (Distribute and reconcile petty cash) and other valuables of the home as assigned and dispenses according to Healing Home procedures.


• Complete all required paperwork such as incident, AWOL, medical, medication, and logs book reporting for the Healing Home.


• Participates in meetings as required and ensures that treatment/permanency plans are carried out daily.


• Accompany, supervise, and provide transportation for activities.


• Provide direct care coverage with flexible work hours.


• Organize and facilitate independent living skills groups in the residence.


• Record client progress in regard to independent living skills development.


• Participate in the service planning and review process.


• Deliver services in accordance with service goals and objectives.


• Employ trauma-sensitive practices.


• Accompany, supervise, and provide transportation (when necessary) for appointments and activities.


• Provide counseling and support.


• Ensure adherence to medication regimen.


• Provide crisis intervention and behavior management.


• Report incidents, occurrences, or untoward events to the supervisor as soon as they occur and complete appropriate paperwork.


• Complete all assigned documentation in a timely fashion.


• Assist in residence household duties (general cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal planning and preparation); train and supervise children in developing these skills.


• Attend supervision and meetings as scheduled.


• Performs other job-related duties as assigned, consistent with the scope, responsibilities, and level of the position, and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

Additional Skills, Abilities and Characteristics:

• Must be open to trauma informed training and maintain a trauma informed environment.


• Must demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of clients in crisis.


• Must demonstrate responsiveness to cultural differences and a commitment to the value of cultural competency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.Required


• Valid NYS driver's license.Preferred


• Flexibility to work a10-hour shiftbased on program needs.


• Mussobtain a S95 & F-07 fire safety certification within the first3-months of employment.


• Have demonstrated experience in providing support, nurture, and guidance to children in a structured environment, as evidenced by 1-year professional childcare experience. Experience working with youth with serious emotional disturbance.


• Experience in working with diverse communities, and knowledge of multicultural issues including race, class ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender expression, etc.


• Proven skills in cooking, household maintenance, interpersonal skills, physical stamina, and the ability to adjust for the unique needs of anyone participating in your activities.

Heartshare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during the recruiting process, please reach out to [e-mail].

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