Youth Counselor

Overview

Overtime availability. Do you enjoy working outdoors? Do you have a passion for helping people, or you love to see youth and young adults work hard to reach their full potential? Want to provide at-risk youth with the tools to begin their process of change and be successful? Come work with us as a Youth Counselor and contribute to the positive transformation of the at-risk teens in our adolescent residential academy program located in Yanceyville, NC
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• A positive, supportive role model who guides and influences group activities on a consistent basis that enhances the youth s confidence and self-esteem.
• Youth Counselors ensure the progress and welfare of each client and the group through therapeutic programs.
• Responsible for staff secure supervision during the afternoon, evening, and sleeping hours.
• Lead groups of youth through a variety of daily activities while providing group and individual counseling, with an emphasis on strength-based development.
• Ensure successful development of the youth through rational living cognitive behavioral therapy to help youth define their life goals and then help them achieve those goals, pointing out thinking errors and faulty cognitions along the way.

• Must be 21 years of age or older per DJJ Guidelines.
• High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of two years  relevant experience working with youth is required. A Bachelor s degree in social/behavioral services or outdoor recreation is preferred. 2+ years of college in a social or human services field can substitute for youth experience.
• Direct care in a therapeutic/rehabilitative setting is preferred.
• Ability to travel about property, through wilderness terrain. Must be able to pass evaluation of crisis intervention/physical restraint techniques and written certification exam, and use approved techniques as needed. Must be able to participate in aquatic activities. Ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods. Constant exposure to outdoors and/or weather conditions. Responsible for the overall supervision and safety of clients.
  
  Supervision may include shift work.
• Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd s Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. Valid and appropriate driver s license or state identification is required.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.

• Pay rate: $17.51-$18.57 with opportunity for leadership development, professional growth and advancement.
• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange
• Full Benefits Guide is located on our Career Center in the Documents section
• Meals provided when on duty
• Advancement opportunities

About Our Residential Academy
Our Short-Term Juvenile Justice Residential program delivers a complete rehabilitative experience in 4 to 6 months to 40 adjudicated male youth, ages 13 to 17, referred by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Juvenile Justice. It combines evidence-based practices with a strong family transition component as part of a public-private partnership with the Division of Juvenile Justice. Intensive, short-term services include individualized treatment and academic plans that combine formal and experiential education, community service, behavioral health, and family counseling in a non-punitive environment designed to address the youth s behavioral challenges through a strength-based approach.

Youth also receive accredited education on-site and work in small groups with assigned counselors.

Our Program

Location:

• Boys Residential Academy at Yanceyville

437 Main Street
Yanceyville, NC 27379

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