Residential Counselor IDD Youth
Oaks Integrated Care · Mount Holly, NJ · 10 mo ago
Healthcare$19.51/hrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Provide a caring and supportive environment
- Utilize positive behavior support strategies with adolescents
- Provide direct care services and supervision to residents
- Assist and train in activities of daily living
- Provide on-going information to professional staff
- Input into assessments, case conferences, and treatment planning
- Recognize client behavioral signs indicating potential emergency and take immediate action
- Direct and assist clients in preparing for group activities
- Perform light household duties
- Provide transportation
- Demonstrate an ability to work positively with youth in a group setting
- Prepare meals
- Facilitate groups
- Schedule: Full-time, Part-time and Per-diem shifts available
- Weekend Shifts at $19.51/hr
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a mental health field, preferred
- Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field with 6 months experience working with IDD children/adolescents or adults
- High School Diploma plus a minimum of 1 year of experience providing direct care to IDD youth/adults
- Competitive base salary
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision plan
- Retailment plan
- Flexible spending plans
- Excellent time benefits for qualified positions
- Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
- Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a mental health field, preferred
- Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field with 6 months experience working with IDD children/adolescents or adults
- High School Diploma plus a minimum of 1 year of experience providing direct care to IDD youth/adults
- Valid driver’s license in good standing
- Pre-employment drug screening