Overnight Milieu Staff, Children’s Crisis

About the Role

Milieu Staff (Residential Counselors) will provide milieu management, psychoeducation groups, and ensure the safety of individuals in Jefferson Center's Crisis Stabilization Unit for children and youth. This position works overnights. Our mission is to use an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, residential counselors, medical staff, and admissions staff to provide brief, 3-5 day crisis stabilization treatment for children and youth with behavioral health issues, including depression, suicidal thoughts, trauma reactions, and family issues. Our team coordinates treatment and provides tools and safety planning for children, youth, and families so they can safely return to their homes and the community. We are committed to serving Colorado’s children and youth while maintaining a non-judgmental and inclusive approach.

Responsibilities

• Provides milieu management, guidance, safety, stability, and direction to children and youth using a strengths-based approach.
• Maintains acceptable attendance and punctuality and is consistently at work on time.
• Interacts with children, youth, and their families to provide guidance, safety, stability, and direction, including de-escalating potentially dangerous situations.
• Acquire and maintain certification in Nonviolent Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training (CPI).
• Performs accurate and timely documentation at all times, including but not limited to admissions, shift notes, discharges, inventories and screening of clients’ personal belongings, individual and group sessions, Medication Occurrences (MOR), and Adverse Incident Reports (AIR).
• Monitors and documents client’s vital signs, physical condition, and behavior, as needed. Must be able to administer blood pressure assessments using blood pressure cuffs when a Nurse is not available.
• Acquire and maintain certification as a Qualified Medication Administration Personnel (QMAP).
• Administers medications to clients per QMAP standards.
• Acquire and maintain certification in CPR/First Aid.
• Assists with the planning, conducting, and supervision of patient activities, including community meetings, groups, external meetings on-site, family visitation, recreational activities, and life skills.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducation groups.
• Assists team in the coordination of treatment referrals for clients motivated to seek ongoing treatment following discharge.
• Assign and monitor clients completing residential unit chores, including main areas, hallways, bedrooms, and bathrooms.
• Collaborate with kitchen staff regarding meals and snacks.
• Practices OSHA safety standards and disposes of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards.
• May assist in transporting admitted clients to hospitals, aftercare, or other approved services as directed by the Shift Coordinator or Program Coordinator. Individual may be exposed to adverse weather conditions during loading and unloading passengers.
• Effectively responds to the client’s needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, and provides timely responses to phone calls, emails, and other requests.
• Adheres to all Jefferson Center Policies and Procedures.
• Must be sensitive to the diverse cultural and situational needs of the patients.
• This role may require cross-functional responsibilities and contingency support, including adaptability to staffing needs and skill utilization across different teams or departments within Jefferson Center.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 1 year of experience in a human services field (e.g., psychology, social work), or at least 2 years of college required.
• Experience in mental health or related field in inpatient, residential, crisis prevention, juvenile corrections, or other similar settings strongly preferred.
• Ability to facilitate group activities and capable of high-quality documentation.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Pay

Salary Grade 49 (High School/GED): $50,000 annually ($24.04/hr).

Salary Grade 50 (Bachelor's Degree): $55,000 annually ($26.44/hr).

The salary range is based on 1.0 FTE (full-time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE.

Benefits

• CSU Bonus: $1,000 at 1-month anniversary, $1,000 at 6-month anniversary, and $500 at 1-year anniversary ($2,500 total).

Bonus is based on full-time (40 hours/week) and prorated if less than 40 hours/week. Must work a minimum of 20 hours/week to be eligible for the bonus. Current Jefferson Center employees are not eligible for the sign-on bonus.