RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR

Mountain Youth Academy; Mountain City (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Medical

Dental

Vision

401K match

Stock Purchase

Attendance incentives

Free meals

Shift differential pay

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Mountain Youth Academy in Mountain City, Tennessee seeks a Residential Counselor to provide compassionate support and supervision to our young residents during treatment. You will help create a safe, structured environment and build trusting relationships with patients in care.

Positions include non-degreed and degreed options, full-time or PRN, with pay between $18 and $22 per hour for those without prior experience. Degrees increase base rates and overtime may be available.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s degree required.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Preferred one year of health care experience.
• Strong verbal de-escalation skills.
• Functions as a community lead.
• Ability to make quick decisions in crises.
• Clear teamwork and communication abilities.
• Mentoring/shadowing as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate support and supervision to residents throughout treatment.
• Maintain a safe, structured, and positive environment.
• Build trusting, respectful relationships with residents.
• Monitor resident behavior and communicate changes to clinical staff.
• Assist with daily activities, routines, and programming.
• Encourage participation in treatment and reinforce positive behaviors.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation.
• Follow safety, confidentiality, and behavioral health policies.
• Collaborate with nurses, therapists, counselors, and the treatment team.
• Serve as a positive role model with patience, professionalism, and respect.

Skills

Verbal de-escalation

Crisis response

Team communication

Mentoring/shadowing

Decision making

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Mountain Youth Academy is nestled in Mountain City, Tennessee which is conveniently located near Johnson City, TN, Boone, NC, and Abingdon, VA. We are a 120-bed residential treatment facility and assist in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues for our young adolescent patients.

We are looking for aResidential Counselorto join our team. In this role, you will provide support, encouragement, and structure to individuals receiving behavioral health treatment while helping create a safe, respectful, and therapeutic environment.

Residential Counselor – Non-Degreed andDegreed

High School Diploma or GED required.

Bachelor’s degree with one year of health care experience required.

Full-time or PRN positions available

Without prior experience earn between $18-22 an hour

• Degrees increase the base rate.
• Increased rates for those with prior work experiencein the medical, behavioral mental healthcare field, working with children and miliary services.
• Shift Differentials: $2-5
• Frequent opportunity forovertime

Increasing Work/Life balance to meet your needs!

• Work Full Time as few as 3 days per week.
• Selection of 8, 12, or 16 / hour shifts
• Availablefull-timeweekend shiftsat only 36 hours

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate support and supervision to patients/residents throughout their treatment experience.
• Help maintain a safe, structured, and positive environment.
• Build trusting and respectful relationships with individuals in our care.
• Monitor patient behavior and communicate changes or concerns to the appropriate clinical team members.
• Assist with daily activities, routines, and therapeutic programming.
• Encourage participation in treatment and reinforce positive behaviors.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation.
• Follow all safety, confidentiality, and behavioral health policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with nurses, therapists, counselors, and other members of the treatment team.
• Serve as a positive role model by demonstrating patience, professionalism, and respect.

Benefit & Rewards Highlights

• Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K match, Stock Purchase
• Attendance Incentives, up to $80 per week
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Prescription Drug Plans
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• Free Meals
• Shift Differential Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement

For a full preview of benefits, please visit UHS Benefits Service Center (ehr.com)

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Job Requirements/Special Skills

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Associate’s degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Preferred one year of health care experience required.
• Verbal De-escalation skills to assist the residents to regain control of their behaviors.
• Functions as a community lead
• The ability to make quick decisions and respond in a crisis.
• The ability to communicate clearly with a team and work together to solve a crisis.
• Provides mentoring/shadowing as assigned.

EEO Statement

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