Program:
Pine Community Residence for Children
Location:
Mount Holly, New Jersey
Position:
Residential Counselor
Contact:
Heather Mann, Program Manager at hmann@legacytreatment.org
Duties:
Located in Mount Holly within the local community, this Specialty Bed living unit serves five girls ages 10-14. The program was developed and operates with a specific Trauma-Informed treatment approach to serve the youth with a program that is “uniquely tailored to the particular needs of the youth in a manner that extends beyond the usual expectations” of residential care. These programs adopt the tenets consistent with Child Centered Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the Pathways model, the Sanctuary Model, and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET). These programs also entail a multi-system team that incorporates knowledge of trauma into comprehensive service planning.
The Residential Counselor will assist in providing a safe environment and positive residential treatment program within the residence. Assist in maintaining a positive, strength-based, developmentally appropriate therapeutic environment that is in keeping with the values and clinical treatment philosophy of Legacy Treatment Services.
- Keep vision of Consumers in home setting or as assigned
- Participate in therapeutically designed home and recreational activities
- Adhere to all Agency policies and procedures, licensing and accreditation standards
- Attend all required house, program and Agency meetings
- Provide all necessary documentation of Consumer behavior and interventions attempted, using approved Legacy format
- Participate as an active member of the Treatment Team
- Actively engages in all pre crisis and crisis interventions seeking to establish a positive outcome.
- Participate in quality improvement activities, including incident/accident/grievance review, peer record review, satisfaction surveys, program evaluation and quality improvement projects at the program level
- Participate in the house behavior modification system
- Assist with the transportation of Consumers in Agency vehicles
- May serve as a primary advocate for up to three Consumers
- Additional related duties as assigned by the Adolescent Residential Services Management Team
- May be required to work at alternate locations based on staffing needs
Your driver’s license must be in good standing, with no recent suspensions or violations of careless/reckless driving or excessive speeding of more than 10 MPH, and no more than 2 moving violations within the last 3 years.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in a social science, psychology, education, child development or other closely related fields or, in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree, High School Diploma or GED and minimum of three (3) years’ experience working as a child care staff in a residential treatment center. Demonstrated computer skills and ability to work in multiple computer systems/environments.
Hours:
Part time positions available. Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays.