Youth Counselor

Youth Counselor

Woodward Community Based Services has immediate openings part time and full time Youth Counselor!

Through a continuum of services, Woodward Community Based Services, a division of Sequel Youth and Family Services, provides education, counseling and supervision to individuals and families in their home community. Our professionals work in conjunction with local resources to develop a strength-based plan to support success for our consumers. Services include:

• Re-entry services
• Tracking and Monitoring services
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
• School-Based Services
• Wrap-Around Services
• Individual & Group Skill Development

Position Overview:

• Supervise youth in activities in order to observe or effect changes in their social behavior.
• Maintain the security of the facility and grounds.
• Stimulate interest and cooperation in individual and group settings, observe youth behavior in response to treatment efforts and visitation.
• Prepare periodic and special evaluations on assigned youth, report significant changes in social behavior and make recommendations for changes in assignments.
• Provide crisis intervention with clients.
• Give basic instruction in work, recreation and housekeeping activities.
• Communicate orally and in writing all appropriate reports and information, both within the unit and to relevant outside agencies.

Job Requirements:

• HS Diploma or GED.
• One year experience working with at risk youth, preferably in a residential setting or 2 years of Military experience with Honorable Discharge.

Benefits • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance after thirty day • Company provided Short Term and Long Term Disability • Company provided AD&D insurance • Flexible Spending program • 401K after sixty days • Excellent paid time off for a balance of work/life