Acute Residential Counselor Youth - Park Street - Overnight

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Acute Residential Counselor Youth - 77 Park Program:

Join an innovative team that offers specialized clinical support and therapeutic opportunities to help promote healthy social, emotional, and behavioral functioning with adolescent males with trauma histories. The Park Street program is a family centered, trauma informed residential treatment program located in Rutland, VT.

Responsibilities:

• Develop therapeutic relationships with residents
• Implement behavior plans/conflict resolution strategies and teach emotion regulation skills
• Assess/adjust the milieu to ensure proper supervision and crisis management
• Communication and Documentation of treatment progress
• Model and teach healthy interactions
• Facilitate community inclusion, daily living, and skill acquisition
• Engage in fun activities with the residents

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One year combination of skills, experience and or education
• Valid driver's License and use of a personal vehicle

Structure:

• Full time - Overnight Shift
• AFSCME Union (dues will apply)
• Starting at $22.52 an hour plus shift differential
• We offer a competitive salary commensurate to experience

Benefits:

• Generous time off starting at 36 days of combined time off per year for full-time employees (and increasing with years of service); pro-rated for positions 16 hours or more
• Comprehensive Health Insurance with 80% agency-paid premium support for individuals, couples, and families (pro-rated for part time). This Point of Service Plan features no deductible.
• Two Dental options
• Vision Insurance
• Employer 401(k) contributions
• Employer Paid Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term insurance
• Medical & Childcare Flexible Spending Account
• Childcare Stipend
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee referral program with financial payment
• Discounted online undergraduate/graduate courses through Champlain College truED
• Award-winning workplace wellness program including physical fitness groups for staff, financial wellness incentives, and ongoing workplace wellness advocacy and education
• Voluntary benefits from local/international businesses: discounted gym memberships, mobile phone service, ski/snowboard passes, auto/home insurance, and more!
  Employee referral and sign on bonus is subject to Howard Center policy, for both internal and external applicants.

Our Values: Clients are at the heart of our decision making. We are committed to individual and collective well-being and success. We are responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us. We are steadfast in our practice and pursuit of excellence.

Howard Center is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. The agency's culture and service delivery is strengthened by the diversity of its workforce. Minorities, people of color, LGBTQIA and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. Visit "About Us" to review Howard Center's EOE policy.

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