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Job description
Youth Counselor
Woodward Community Based Services has immediate openings part time and full time Youth Counselor!
Through a continuum of services, Woodward Community Based Services, a division of Sequel Youth and Family Services, provides education, counseling and supervision to individuals and families in their home community. Our professionals work in conjunction with local resources to develop a strength-based plan to support success for our consumers. Services include:
Re-entry services
Tracking and Monitoring services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
School-Based Services
Wrap-Around Services
Individual & Group Skill Development
Position Overview:
Supervise youth in activities in order to observe or effect changes in their social behavior.
Maintain the security of the facility and grounds.
Stimulate interest and cooperation in individual and group settings, observe youth behavior in response to treatment efforts and visitation.
Prepare periodic and special evaluations on assigned youth, report significant changes in social behavior and make recommendations for changes in assignments.
Provide crisis intervention with clients.
Give basic instruction in work, recreation and housekeeping activities.
Communicate orally and in writing all appropriate reports and information, both within the unit and to relevant outside agencies.
Job Requirements:
HS Diploma or GED.
One year experience working with at risk youth, preferably in a residential setting or 2 years of Military experience with Honorable Discharge.
Benefits • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance after thirty day • Company provided Short Term and Long Term Disability • Company provided AD&D insurance • Flexible Spending program • 401K after sixty days • Excellent paid time off for a balance of work/life
Worksite address
des moines, IA, 50319, US
Who can apply
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