Overnight Residential Counselor for Youth - Therapeutic

The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc.; Windsor (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Health, Vision & Dental

403(b) Retirement Plan

Disability & Life Insurance

Extensive training

Job summary

The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc. seeks an Awake Overnight Full-Time Congregate Residential Counselor in Windsor, NH.

The role supports youth in a residential treatment setting, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and implementing individualized treatment plans. You will conduct behavioral management, supervision, and therapeutic activities, handle crisis scenarios, ensure safety, document daily progress, and coordinate with clinical staff.

Qualifications

• 2 years’+ experience working in a similar setting with adolescents, or seven years of parenting.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Satisfactory completion of CPI training and Medication Administration Training required.
• Preferred driving record that allows for transportation of students in Wediko vehicles as needed.

Responsibilities

• Behavioral management of the students in accordance with their ITP by using various tools such as behavioral checklists.
• Providing regular individual supervision of youth.
• Providing therapeutic experiences for each youth in accordance with their ITP.
• Crisis management with critical incident reporting.
• Overseeing the daily physical and psychological safety issue.
• Maintaining an age-appropriate balance of limit setting, giving directions and nurturing on an ongoing basis.
• Overseeing, monitoring and providing the day-to-day care of basic needs.
• Communicating about youth and setting issues with the Lead Staff, Clinical Supervisor and Program Coordinators.
• Providing transport and/or monitoring from one activity to another and between Wediko, home, local districts or appointments as needed.
• Completion of the medication management and administration training course and assisting with the administration of medications as directed.
• Completing all necessary documentation including: daily logs, tracking of students’s behavior, critical incidents, weekly progress summary, food requests, and the request for dorm supplies.

Education

HS Diploma

Job description

The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc. seeks an Awake Overnight Full-Time Congregate Residential Counselor in Windsor, NH.

The role supports youth in a residential treatment setting, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and implementing individualized treatment plans. You will conduct behavioral management, supervision, and therapeutic activities, handle crisis scenarios, ensure safety, document daily progress, and coordinate with clinical staff.