Residential Counselor - Avalon (310)

About the Role

The Avalon program provides a safe, stable, and highly structured environment by combining intensive staffing, a milieu culture, mental health interventions and behavior modification. Youth are assessed at in-take and receive on-going evaluation. Individual, group, family and milieu therapy is a part of everyday life. Youth also receive case management, medication support and monitoring, expressive arts, special education, crisis intervention, behavior management and skill-building. The goal of the program is to maximize a resident's level of functioning to enable them to engage in a pattern of everyday living like that of non-disabled peers. We strive to increase a resident's abilities to live in a less restrictive environment with less intensive staffing, less formal structure, and more relaxed programming.

What You Will Do

• Under supervision, provides high quality, day-to-day care, and supervision to participants at a residential or housing program to ensure well-being and development of participants while maintaining a safe and nurturing environment in accordance with program regulations and philosophy, Fred Finch policies and procedures, and accreditation standards
• Performs related duties as assigned

Qualifications

The education and experience for our Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) must follow the requirements as outlined by regulation and are listed below.

STRTP Education and Experience (as outlined by California's Code of Regulations, Title 22; Personnel Requirements Section 87065):

Direct care staff shall meet one of the following requirements prior to employment:

• Have a Bachelor of Arts or Sciences Degree
• Have a valid Child Development Teaching Permit
• Have completed 12 semester units of Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Development, or Foster and Kinship Care Education and have at least 100 hours of experience working with youth
• Have a valid certificate as an Alcohol Counselor, Drug Counselor or Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and have at least 100 hours of experience working with youth
• Have a valid Vocational Training certificate, credential or documentation demonstrating that the individual is a trade journeyperson who instructs children in vocational skills and have at least 100 hours of experience working with youth
• Have previously been employed as a staff or volunteer at a group home or short-term residential therapeutic center for at least one year
• Have relevant experience as determined by the department to meet any of the above requirements

Direct care staff shall be at least 21 years of age.

Licenses and Certifications

• Possession of a valid California Driver's License, a satisfactory driving record, and a properly registered and insured vehicle, to be maintained throughout employment

Pay & Benefits

• Pay range: $22.88 - $29.86 per hour (actual compensation determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law)
• 21 PTO Days per year
• 9 Nationally Observed Holidays
• 401k matching up to 6%
• Up to $10,000 in the Degree Assistance Program
• Affordable monthly health care premiums