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Lead Milieu Counselor (Youth Care Worker) - Shelter

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Nov 2024

About the role

TITLE: Bilingual Lead Milieu Counselor - Downtown ShelterPOSITION: Full-Time/ In-Person SALARY: $23.62/hr. - $25.13/hr.SHIFT HOIRS : Wednesday - Saturday (7am - 5:30pm) 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

Position Summary: The Lead Milieu Counselor will provide leadership and training to Milieu Counselor staff at the program and supervise the youth in our care. This is a lead position that aids the Milieu Supervisor and other management staff. It’s an ideal role for those who have experience mentoring and teaching daily living life skills to youth in a residential setting and are seeking to acquire more responsibility. About the Program: Our shelter is well equipped to comfortably care and provide support for up to 50 youth at a time. Through our residential facility, the youth have access to education, and mental health services onsite. The program serves adolescent boys and girls, (11 – 17 years of age) The youth primarily arrive from Latin American countries, occasionally from other countries such as South East Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides support to the Milieu Supervisor; serves as an example to MC’s regarding program/ORR policies and interactions with youth.
Serves as main point of contact if Milieu Supervisor is not on shift.
Plan and coordinate activities for the clients, coordinating staff coverage and duties, ordering needed supplies needed, etc.
Works with Milieu Supervisors to address and resolve issues related to the milieu
Carries out the duties of a Milieu Counselor (see MC job description)
Tracks individual behavior plan progress, as needed
Attend all meetings as designated by supervisor.

Experience/Education Requirements:

A high school diploma or equivalent is required (Diploma, GED or college transcripts required step of hiring process)
Minimum of 1 year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
Bilingual in Spanish and English

Valued Experience:

One year experience supervising staff
Residential experience
Knowledge of adolescent developmental issues, trauma, abuse and neglect, substance abuse and dependence, delinquency, peer influence, and related group and individual interventions.

Other Requirements: