Treatment Therapist

Youth Facility Counselor

Under the direction of the Youth Facility Director, or their designee, assists in the development, implementation and supervision of programs, and staff in the treatment programs and detention units. Provides individual and group therapy to residents and their families. Responsible for collaboration with the Juvenile Court providing updates on residents.

Applications are accepted until there are sufficient numbers of qualified applications or a qualified candidate is identified. This position could close at any time.

Essential Functions

• Provides family, group and individual counseling for residents. Provides therapy services throughout all treatment programming.
• Assists in planning and coordinating treatment programs, under the review of the Facility Director, or their designee, which includes development, implementation and review of programs such as treatment services, counseling and crisis intervention.
• Assists in the completion of court reports and attends Juvenile Court review hearings when necessary.
• Conducts mental health screenings for all residents. Provides crisis intervention and counseling to all residents as needed.
• Participates in treatment admission meetings with various caseworkers and professionals to determine if a youth is an appropriate candidate for admission and makes recommendations to the Court.
• Participates in treatment team meetings.
• Transports resident to Court hearings, medical appointments, and other location as necessary.
• Assists in delivering training to staff on various topics related to programming.
• Assists the Director in the development, implementation and enforcement of policies for the Youth Facility.
• Assists in regular audits to ensure the completeness and accuracy of resident files. Completes treatment reports and ensures that reporting requirements for licensing are met.
• Assists the Director, or their designee, in any other aspect of the Youth Facility operations.

Other Functions:

• Other duties as assigned.

This list may not be inclusive of the total scope of job functions to be performed. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or modified at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

Employment Qualifications:

Education: Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or other related field.

Experience: One or more years of post-master's experience working in a related field.

Preferred:

• Two or more years' experience in providing counseling services to adolescents, preferably in a criminal justice setting.
• Experience providing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services to adolescents.

Other Requirements:

• Currently valid and active State licensure.
• Valid and active State drivers license.

FLSA Status: Exempt.

The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

Physical Requirements:

• Driving to various sites to transport
• Climbs up and down stairs.
• Extended periods of walking throughout the facility or outdoors.
• Raise objects from a lower position to a higher position.
• Hearing ability to use auditory monitoring system.
• Visual acuity sufficient to monitor control cameras and security panel, distinguish colors on the control panel, and provide other forms of resident supervision.
• Attend outings outside of the Facility.

Working Conditions:

• Exposure to potentially physically and verbally aggressive youths.
• Exposure to youths with various states of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Exposure to various bodily fluids.
• Exposure to communicable diseases of youths.