Licensed Assessment Counselor - Dogwood Campus

Youth Villages' residential programs in Tennessee and Georgia provide safe, nurturing environments for youth ages 6 to 17 with complex behavioral and mental health challenges. These programs are offered across three types of facilities – secure facilities, open campuses, and group homes – each designed to meet the individual needs of youth exhibiting a range of referral behaviors, including aggression, self‑harm, suicidal ideations, and problem sexual behavior.

The intensive treatment program balances structure and freedom, preparing youth for continued success outside a residential setting through trauma‑informed care, clinical interventions, life‑skills building, and recreation therapy. Most youth also attend fully accredited schools located on our campuses.

The Assessment Counselor ensures that residential and treatment services are provided to each resident within each respective program.

• Work with other staff and residents to develop and implement individual and group goals.
• Complete thorough psychosexual risk assessments and communicate with program staff.
• Complete face‑to‑face assessments for residents before and after crisis.
• Document individual and group therapy as necessary.
• Provide general leadership through role‑modeling for both staff and residents.
• Provide individual therapy that encompasses the ability to comfort and listen as necessary.
• Provide family therapy through evaluations that focus on interpretations of family rules, roles, and parent figures and the ability to recognize and confront problematic family interventions.
• Coordinate appropriate therapeutic action on an individual basis regarding home and/or parental visits as needed.
• Formulate assessments and treatment plans that reflect Youth Villages' philosophies.
• Provide quality case management and customer service that reflect Youth Villages' mission and values.
• Provide support in development and evaluation of daily milieu to meet treatment needs of youth and group.
• Communicate all critical events to the supervisor and program staff.
• Interview youth to obtain information concerning psychiatric history and/or other pertinent information to complete youth's intake documentation.
• Maintain required records in a timely fashion for assigned youth and family units.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The supervision and treatment of youth requires prolonged periods of walking, standing, running, climbing stairs, and physical agility. Applicants must be able to participate in physical interventions when necessary and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally more than 100 pounds. Applicants are required to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR trainings and pass an agility and strength evaluation.

Applicants must possess a current, valid driver’s license.

• Master’s degree in a social services discipline (required). Degrees that can be considered include social work, drug and alcohol education or counseling, psychology, criminal justice, guidance counseling, or marriage and family therapy (others subject to review).
• Must be clinically licensed (LPC, LMSW, LMFT, or LCSW) or 60 days away from completion of licensure (required).
• Experience working with at‑risk youth (preferred).
• Experience in a residential setting (preferred).
• 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.

• Medical;
  Dental;
  Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision.
• 401(k).
• Time off: 2 week paid vacation (full‑time) / 1 week paid vacation (part‑time).
• 12 paid sick days per year.
• 11 paid…