Adolescent Residential Treatment Counselor

Job Overview

As the Adolescent Residential Treatment Counselor, you will be responsible for providing direct care and therapeutic support to adolescents in a residential treatment setting. The counselor is responsible for implementing individualized treatment plans, facilitating group and induvial therapy sessions, and ensuring a safe and supportive environment. This role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team to promote the mental health and well-being of the youth in care. Additional responsibilities include:

Your Responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with residents to foster trust and cooperation
• Implement individualized treatment plans as developed by the clinical team.
• Facilitate individual and group therapy sessions focusing on various therapeutic goals.
• Utilize evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mental health issues, trauma, and behavioral problems.
• Respond to crises and behavioral incidents promptly and effectively.
• Use de-escalation techniques to manage challenging behaviors.
• Provide support and intervention during emotional and behavioral crises.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of residents’ progress, behaviors, and interventions. Make all efforts to obtain all clinical, medical, educational, and legal reports, meeting all standards and policies.
• Prepare and submit required reports and documentation such as  psycho-social assessment, admission, and progress staffing and discharge summaries, etc. in a timely manner.
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA guidelines.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including other therapists, case managers, medical staff, and other involved agencies such as Substance Abuse Center, private psychologists, and other community providers.
• Provides on-call coverage for crisis situations involving clients such as medical or psychiatric hospitalizations, child abuse situations, runaways, or when a client is behaviorally out of control and staff require consultation.
• Maintains an active, cooperative relationship with each client’s family, communicating regularly to families regarding progress and problems, home visit assessments and staff date information.
• Adhere to all organizational policies and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations.
• Conduct regular safety checks and address any safety concerns promptly.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

What You Need

• Masters in a mental health field 
• Relevant experience in behavioral healthcare setting 

 

What Makes You Stand Out

• Licensure as an Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) strongly preferred.
• One (1) to three (3) years’ experience working in a residential treatment program preferred.

 

Competitive benefits package for full-time employees working 30+ hours a week:

• Health insurance (up to 79% employer paid)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)with profit sharing and employer match
• Paid time off (accrue up to 80 hours during first year of employment; increases based on tenure with agency)
• 10 paid holidays
• 80 hours sick time
• 2 wellness days
• Staff development and training
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness(PSLF) eligibility for federal student loans
• Employer paid CEU's through Relias
• PerkSpot- employee discount program
• Employee assistance program
• Advancement opportunities

 

About the Organization

Hillcrest’s Mission: Meeting people as they are today; guiding them to where they want and need to be tomorrow.

As the Certified Community Mental Health Center in the Dubuque area, Hillcrest provides services across Eastern Iowa to support the mental health of individuals across their lifespan. 

 

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