Senior Youth Treatment Professional at Westminster

Job Description

Join our team and make a difference in the lives of children! Devereux Cleo Wallace, located in beautiful Westminster, Colorado, is seeking a SeniorYouth Treatment Professional for our Psychiatric Treatment Facility for children ages 8 to 21. With 90 beds on campus, you will get the opportunity to work with a diverse group of clients with varying disorders: mental health, emotional, behavioral and/or conduct disorders. In a team oriented culture, you will work closely with numerous departments all with the common goal of individually treating clients disorders while teaching life, social and coping skills.

Afternoon/evening and weekend shifts available.

A Senior Youth Treatment Counselor protects the health and safety of clients while supervising and implementing program activities and managing clients behaviors. Reads and implements each clients individualized treatment plan. Assists in planning programming and is an active team member in carrying out treatment goals. Participates as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintains a team environment. Works with the clients in a manner consistent with orientation or ongoing trainings, program handbook, New Directions, andSPA approved strategies. Is a role model for both staff and clients. Must remain awake and alert for entire shift.

In this role, you will be responsible for: Implementing and enhancing program delivery by maintaining an environment that maximizes client safety and risk event reduction while making programming adjustments as needed to address the treatment goals of the individual clients. Facilitating structured on campus and off campus recreational activities within facility procedural guidelines. Intervening into escalating behaviors and using verbal de-escalation skills to reduce the need for restrictive interventions. Consistently performing and immediately recording visual checks as they occur and per procedural guidelines. Consistently demonstrating skills in therapeutic communication, promoting positive behavioral change, and teaching and reinforcing client skill development. Maintaining appropriate boundaries with clients and peers.

Keywords:Mental Health, Direct Care, Adolescents, Human Services, Treatment, Mentor, Role Model, Psychiatric, Residential, Advocate, Youth, Counselor

Job Requirements

Education: At least2 years experience in a similar facility or experience with this population. At least 2 years of college in a degree seeking program, preferable in human services field. A Bachelors Degree is preferred. A candidate can substitute one year of directly related experience in a psychiatric treatment facility for children or adolescents for the education requirement.

Qualifications:Candidate must be a minimum of 21 years of age. Excellent communication, relationship management and multi-tasking skillsare beneficial to see sucess in this position.One year experience in a residential treatment facility required for Senior Level role. Experience with children and adolescents is preferred.

Country: USA, State: Colorado, City: Westminster, Company: Devereux.