Group Life Counselor - Female ; Graveyard Shift

Position: Group Life Counselor - Female Specific (Graveyard Shift)
Salary : $46,918.56 - $50,603.54 Annually
Location : 301 NW F Street, Grants Pass, OR
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 26-008
Department: Juvenile Justice
Opening Date: 02/05/2026

Description
Josephine County Juvenile Justice Department provides residential program and detention services to youth in Josephine and neighboring counties. The Residential Program, Turning Point Residential, is a statewide resource that operates under the Behavioral Rehabilitative Services (BRS) federal guidelines. Josephine County Juvenile Detention operates under the Oregon Revised Statutes. Both programs utilize Trauma Informed Care, provide services which include evidence-based programming, cognitive behavioral treatment programming, educational services, mental health services, and medical services.

Both programs rely on and collaborate with other state and local agencies such as juvenile and adult courts, attorneys, Department of Human Services, law enforcement, and the public.

Group Life Counselors (GLC) are essential employees and oversee all aspects of daily living which includes, but is not limited to, education, recreation, facilitating group and individual interventions based on department approved curriculum and training. Group Life Counselors also serve as the primary resource for the youth in these programs and always conduct themselves in a professional manner, role modeling respect towards youth, co-workers, and our stakeholders.

Typical Daily Tasks

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Illustrative Only. Any single position in the classification will not necessarily involve all of the listed duties below and other positions will involve duties that are not listed. These duties do represent the essential functions needed, of persons in this classification.)

Actively supervise and interact with youth in the therapeutic milieu, and in the community to maintain safety and provide necessary services.

Establish rapport by demonstrating and maintaining clear, consistent, appropriate, and therapeutic boundaries.

Safely de-escalate youth in various stages of crisis by effectively using verbal intervention skills.

Participate in physical interventions when necessary to maintain residential youth and staff safety in accordance with Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) standards and trainings.

Engage in physical restraints, use mechanical restraints, and employ defensive tactics to subdue physically violent detention youth to maintain the safety and security during a crisis.

During an emergency or crisis, GLC staff shall assist in physically moving combative detention youth to a safer location as directed by the Detention Supervisor or designee.

Present a positive attitude, professional demeanor, and demonstrate respect to youth, families, staff, visitors, and community partners.

Maintain prompt and regular attendance for all assigned shifts and trainings.

Perform housekeeping tasks such as: filling up and emptying mop buckets, lifting full baskets of laundry, removing, and replacing floor mats, and cleaning bathrooms as needed to maintain a clean and safe milieu.

Demonstrate alignment with the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard (RPPS) and the philosophy of Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) while working with residential youth.

Actively utilize, reference, and follow policies and procedures as set forth by Turning Point Residential and Josephine County Juvenile Department.

Adhere to Oregon Revised Statutes and standards of care.

Collaborate with other GLC staff to ensure shift activities and milieu structure is maintained in the absence of Shift Lead.

Serve as primary counselor over assigned youth who are in Turning Point Residential Program. The primary counselor is responsible for delivering and documenting one hour of individual skill building services to their youth each week. Maintain regular contact with Social Services Facilitator regarding youth's progress and needs.

Facilitate group skill building opportunities for residential youth using approved curriculums that address the youth's skill deficits and promote progress towards the youth's treatment goals.

Facilitate and supervise youth on community outings.

Transport youth to and from appointments, outings and court, this includes both scheduled and emergent transports to meet the needs of the youth and facility.

Accurately document residential youth activities, group skill building interventions, individual skill building interventions, and medication administration in residential tracking program in a timely manner.

Facilitate medication administration for youth in residential and in detention.

Perform control room duties which include communicating with law enforcement, monitoring radios, intercoms and cameras, telephone communications, control all door locking mechanisms, schedule and visually supervise youth visits.

Complete intake and release procedures on youth in custody.

Search detained youth for weapons, contraband and other harmful articles.

Inform Shift Lead of intake…