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About the Role

The Youth Counselor will build healthy relationships with each person supported, providing adequate care, safety, custody, control, and counseling to help youth become productive members of society.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct supervision and accountability for the whereabouts of persons supported at all times.
• Utilizes mechanical restraints to transport youth between sectors of the home (LSP only).
• Collaborates with Department of Education representatives to ensure safety during educational enrichment.
• Intervenes during emergencies or altercations to ensure the safety of all youth.
• Manages behavior of persons supported using the MYSI Model principles to teach positive behavioral changes.
• Implements daily living routines, schedules, and procedures.
• Ensures the safety of persons supported and maintains security.
• Maintains high sanitary conditions throughout the house, including heavy cleaning and laundry.
• Participates in planning and execution of educational, recreational, and personal enrichment activities.
• Attends required meetings, conferences, and training programs.
• Interacts and communicates with Rising Ground staff regarding resident needs and program matters.
• Attends all mandatory training required by ACS, OCFS, and the Agency.
• Adheres to all ACS, OCFS, and agency regulations.
• Upholds rules, repertoire of responses, confrontation techniques, restriction system application, negotiating restrictions, Force Fields, and utilizes Safe Crisis Management techniques when necessary.
• Manages the peer group, understands peer group dynamics, and promotes a positive peer culture.
• Provides attention and support for medical issues, student educational needs, casework, clinical appointments, and monitors persons supported in Family Court.
• Completes log reports, behavior assessment reports, and submits documentation and incident reports.
• Informs the Case Planner and supervisors of any issues related to youth or their families.
• Ability to work various hours and days of the week.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma + 3 Years of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming
• Associate’s degree + 2 Years of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming
• Bachelor’s Degree + 1 Year of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming
• Valid NYS Driver’s License required.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for required documentation.
• Commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development and trauma-informed perspective.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Rising Ground.
• Must be able to pass required Safe Crisis Management (SCM) and recertify annually.
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.
• Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required).

Skills

• Safe Crisis Management (SCM)
• Mechanical restraints
• Behavior management
• Communication skills
• Documentation
• Physical restraint techniques

Location

• Assigned juvenile justice facility throughout the five boroughs

Work Type

• 40-hour nonexempt position
• Mandatory overtime expected
• Not a work from home position

Experience Level

• 3 Years of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming (with High School Diploma)
• 2 Years of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming (with Associate’s degree)
• 1 Year of Direct Services in Mental Health or Juvenile Justice Programming (with Bachelor’s Degree)

Education Level

• High School Diploma
• Associate’s degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

About the Company

• Rising Ground is committed to equal treatment of all employees and applicants.

Equal Opportunity

• It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.