Child Care Counselor

Child Care Counselor
The Child Care Counselor provides direct care and support to children and adolescents in the residential treatment center setting. The role involves helping clients address emotional, behavioral, and psychological challenges while fostering a safe, nurturing environment. The counselor works closely with a multidisciplinary team to implement treatment plans, monitor progress, and support the overall therapeutic goals of the center.
Provide direct care and supervision to children and adolescents in a residential setting, ensuring their safety, well-being, and emotional needs are met.
Actively and diligently supervise youth at all times; both in the cottage, and when escorting youth on campus or during off-ground programming.
keeping the youth's needs and feelings in perspective.
Support individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clinical staff, helping to achieve therapeutic goals.
Foster a positive, structured, and supportive environment for clients, encouraging healthy coping mechanisms and emotional growth.
Support crisis intervention efforts and manage emergency situations when necessary, following established protocols.
medical and clinical) as necessary to ensure the health and safety of residents.
Maintain / inspect the cottage to ensure no health or safety hazards exist. Report any observed violations of code of conduct to supervisor immediately (i.e, inappropriate sexual behaviors or physical aggression between co-workers and youth). Bus Monitoring:

Staff are required to serve as bus monitors for young people being transported to and from school or other designated locations. This includes ensuring the safety and well-being of the youth while on the bus, monitoring behavior, and ensuring compliance with all transportation and safety guidelines.
Staff are required to follow the supervision protocol while in transit and complete any necessary documentation once arriving back to the campus.
Supervise, assist, and teach residents to perform all activities of daily living, including self-care, chores, etc.
Initiate, support and escort residents to planned recreation and other therapeutic educational activities. Look for ways to improve the daily structure, coordination, and overall program implementation. Implement PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support) System fully and in accordance with training. High School Diploma/GED required.
Experience working with children or adolescents with emotional, behavioral, or developmental disabilities in a residential, educational, or therapeutic setting.
Commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, and therapeutic environment for all students.
The CCC shifts available are 7am-3pm, 1pm-9pm and 9pm-7am. Staff may be required to remain on shift if there is no immediate staff relief available, ensuring continuity of care and maintaining a safe, supportive environment for youth at all times. Flexibility in shift scheduling may be necessary to meet staffing needs.
Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.
Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)
Arrive at work on time, respecting other shift workers and programmatic needs.
At all times, model the appropriate dress, speech and behavior for residents. Professionally representing the agency when speaking with parents, community members or other stakeholders.
Respect the privacy of all individuals and maintain client confidentiality as prescribed by law and in Agency policies.
Maintain and promote an atmosphere of dignity and respect in line with the philosophy and policies of Rising Ground.
Become knowledgeable of all RTC policies and procedures; modeling, training and actively supervising the use of each.
Show organizational commitment which includes understanding and actively supporting the mission, policies and procedures protecting the integrity of the Agency.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Fairness, and Belonging:
Rising Ground is comprised of unique and valued individuals who together make the organization effective in assisting the children, adults and families who come to us for support. We recognize the ubiquitous social biases and structures that impact and shape the experiences of all people, including our own staff and people supported. Among the many biases present in our society that shape our personal and professional experiences race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender expression are all factors that can present hurdles. It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual's perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.