Relief Residential Youth Counselor

Description

Work for Good. Do you want a career with meaning and purpose? Children’s Home Society is one of South Dakota’s leaders in providing services to vulnerable children, women, and families.

As part of Children's Home Society, you will truly Work for Good every day—helping to change the world one day at a time, one child at a time, one woman, one family, one smile, hug, and heart at a time.

Children’s Home Society in Sioux Falls is currently seeking a Relief Residential Youth Counselor. Want to know more about what it's like to be a Residential Youth Counselor? Watch here!

What You'll Do:

• Nurturing children through one-on-one communication and care.
• Maintain vigilant supervision of children.
• Participate as member of treatment team.
• Facilitate structured programs; i.e., games, outdoor recreation, etc.
• Assist children with hygiene, diet, getting ready for school, etc.
• Discipline as needed. Respond to aggressive behavior. Maintain group order.
• Complete daily report on assigned children.
• Complete behavior/restraint/incident reports.
• Ensure safety standards and infection control policies are followed.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We'll Love About You:

• You respond effectively, tactfully, and with maturity in highly-emotionally-charged situations.
• You understand the needs of children and are able to listen to and communicate those needs.
• You are able to contribute as a team member and cooperatively and respectfully interact with others.

Schedule: Employees hired will work on an "as needed" basis with an option of pre-scheduling for some shifts. Shifts are 2:00pm-10:00pm on weekdays and 7:30am-10:00pm or 1:00pm-10:00pm on weekends. Can be flexible with some shifts for a 24 hr. facility

Compensation: $20.00/hr up to $2/hr shift differential pay

Requirements

Experience/Education/Skills: High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree, or one to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. References that can depict level of interest in working with children with behavioral issues. Knowledge of and ability to use personal computers and software utilized by office.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: Residential environment focused on care of children with behavioral issues. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to physically restrain a child in ways taught by the Agency while being able to verbally communicate to the child and other staff. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Must successfully complete all required background/pre-employment checks. EOE/AA.