Agency:
Legacy Treatment Services
Program:
Ryann Community Residence for Children
Location:
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Position:
Residential Counselor
Contact:
Betty Ann Charles, Program Director at Bcharles@legacytreatment.org
Duties:
Located in Robbinsville, NJ this Residential Treatment Center living unit serves five girls ages 12-15. The program’s treatment approach will individually address the behavioral symptoms and the co-morbidity of psychiatric diagnoses, relationship dysfunction regarding attachment issues, cognitive distorted thought processes, and learning disorders. The programs modalities will individually address the behavioral and emotional symptoms as well as the co-morbidity of psychiatric diagnoses. Youth will also participate in groups three times a week with Clinical Team Leader and Program Manager. Youth will rotate through three 8-10 week group therapy curriculums in the areas of Relationship Building, Emotional Regulation, and Coping Skills. The youth placement in these groups will be identified at admission based upon child’s needs and progress to completion of groups will be reviewed monthly.
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:
Full time and part time positions available. Must be able to work weekends, nights and holidays.