Milieu Counselor (Overnight Shift) - LTGH

Shifts: 

• Overnight Shift : Sunday - Wednesday from 9:30pm-8am. 

Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:  

• Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing   
• Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others  
• Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams  
• Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible  
• Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it  
• Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture  
• Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves  
• Equity - Assuring all can survive and thrive 

About the Program: ORR Immigrant Youth Services - LTGH   

Our Long-Term Home provides services to up to 20 adolescents at one time (ages 14-17 years old) in a co-ed residential facility setting. The youth, typically from Latin America and occasionally other countries live in our Long-Term Group Home, while they await family reunification or other placement options. They attend public school and other community activities.  

Goal: Seeking candidate with childcare experience to support and supervise adolescents living in Morrison’s Long Term Group Home serving immigrant youth.  

Job Summary:

The program works with adolescents in a residential facility. The Youth Care Worker/Milieu Counselor (MC) provides direct supervision of youth in care and maintains effective line-of-sight supervision at all times. MC assists with vocational and daily living skills and is involved in working one-on-one, in groups and school settings, provides transportation and guidance for safety during resident outings and participates in serving daily meals, depending on program requirements.  

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide effective supervision of milieu and youth activities according to the program’s daily schedule.  
• Complete documentation of services in a timely manner, including internal incident reports and shift summaries. 
• Transport and/or accompany youth to local appointments and other client outings.  
• De-escalate youth using behavior management techniques and perform appropriate follow ups 
• As a last resort, perform physical restraints of clients as needed following approved crisis intervention model methods. 
• Administer medication to youth, including required documentation and disposal. 
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.  
• Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to equity and inclusion in the workplace; model appropriate behaviors; develop, recommend, and implement improvements to business practices with awareness and understanding of the impact in a trauma-informed and culturally diverse organization. 

Experience/Education Requirements:   

• ​​At least 21 years of age 
• A high school diploma or equivalent is required (Diploma, GED or college transcripts required step of hiring process)
• ​Minimum of one year of employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setti