Child Care Counselor

Child Care Counselor

Start your career journey at a great organization! $1,500 Sign-On Bonus for Child Care Counselors! St. Ann's Home & School, in Methuen, MA, is a leader in special education and residential programming, offering private day programs, child and adolescent residential services, along with a broad range of outpatient services. We are currently seeking child care counselors for our residential program.

We are looking for solid individuals who possess the ability to work effectively, collaboratively and respectfully with individuals, care providers, family and community members. Candidates must possess a valid driver's license. Child care counselors at St. Ann's Home are among the most important members of our treatment team, providing day to day support and positive role modeling for emotionally troubled children or adolescents while maintaining a nurturing and safe environment.

Qualifications: Child care counselors should have a minimum of a high school diploma (bachelor's degree or an associate degree in human services or a childcare related field preferred). Child care counselors should be capable of forming appropriate relationships with children and be able to respond to challenging situations. Child care counselors should enjoy working with children and have the capacity to modify their concepts and ideas through experience and through formal supervision and training. This position requires a high level of responsibility and professional conduct. Child care counselors must embrace St. Ann's community values of caring, inclusivity, teamwork, safety, self-care, and integrity.

Job Description: Child care counselors are at the center of children's lives in the residential program. The role of the child care counselors is one of the most important in the residential program, both in terms of the variety of tasks performed and in terms of the emotional and intellectual efforts required. This position can be either part time or full time, up to a 48-hour work week with options for overtime. Essential job duties include ensuring the safety and well-being of our youth, managing groups, developing techniques for supervising groups of children in activities, developing understanding and appropriate relationships with children, carrying out more concrete parenting functions, and being administratively responsible to their unit director or assistant unit director.

Physical requirements include the ability to react quickly, drive a motor vehicle, participate in activities, sports and recreation, frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds, reach, push and pull, and climb stairs. Child care counselors are expected to work extended shifts which may be up to 19 hours or occasionally may be longer. This position requires extended periods of awake time. Child care counselors need to have good judgment skills, be able to work in a crisis situation, be capable of independent thinking, and be able to physically restrain youth in an emergency to ensure everyone's safety is maintained.

There are incredible benefits to working at St. Ann's home which include: additional $1.00 per hour for an Associates or Bachelor's Degree, up to $4,000 per year tuition reimbursement, most schedules for child care counselors are 48 hours per week which include 8 hours of overtime pay, additional overtime shifts generally available, shift differential for overnight hours, holiday pay differential, tremendous opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills that will position you for success in any aspect of the human services field, opportunities for further advancement at St. Ann's Home, generous paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick), 13 paid holidays, health and dental insurance, 401K and employer contributions to your retirement plan, vision plan, flexible spending account, employer paid life and long-term disability insurance, friendly, welcoming, and inclusive environment, employee assistance program, fitness room, ongoing professional development opportunities, excellent supervision, monthly staff appreciation events, employee referral bonus.