Youth Treatment Counselor - All Shifts

Denver, CO, US

$22/hr. - $26/hr. 

Currently accepting applications (Open until filled)

We are seeking experienced Youth Treatment Counselors in our School-Based (Day Treatment) and Residential programs, and have several shift options available:

• Day
• Mid-Shift/Evening
• Overnight

All shift get a new Hire Sign on Bonus: $500 after 90 days; additional $1000 after 6 months

At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful, finding optimism and strength even in challenges; Curious, always learning and innovating to provide the best care; Dependable, building trust through reliability; Authentic, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado!

As direct care staff in our Residential or Day Treatment Programs you work to build meaningful and healthy relationships with each child we support during their stay. YTCs’ provide support though clients meals, Transportation, daily hygiene guidance, age-appropriate activities, and overall adherence to milieu structure. You will also provide crisis de-escalation and behavior support interventions. 

During this time, your meaningful commitment to their experience in the Residential or Day Treatment Programs is making it possible for TCC clients with intellectual and Development Disabilities, (IDD) needs to access their community and create a meaningful and healthy relationships with their peers, staff, and care givers. You will work collaboratively with a group of professionals to support the clients’ individual needs for maximum results. 

The Youth Treatment Counselor (YTC) is responsible for supporting a therapeutic residential/day treatment program that fosters youth resilience and healing, informed by best practices and a deep understanding of trauma informed care. This position will be responsible for the supervision, engagement and support of children in a therapeutic residential setting by providing guidance, structure, routine and activities that align with agency values and therapeutic treatment goals. A successful YTC will have prior experience working with children with trauma, children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities or a strong desire to learn not only how to support children with trauma and intellectual disabilities, but a willingness to learn and implement the tenants of trauma informed care and therapeutic intervention strategies. 

About Our Facility School- Day Treatment: 

All children deserve the right educational support to become lifelong learners and successful adults! Some children thrive in the public school setting while others require higher levels of support and a customized education at school. Our K-12 Day Treatment school is fully accredited with a 4:1 student-to-staff ratio that integrates social, emotional, behavioral, and academic learning.

•  Assist children in working towards self-directed treatment goals and IEP goals.
• Collaborate with internal and external treatment team on progress and barriers as displayed in the school-based setting.
• Provide clean, safe, and therapeutic learning environments by providing one on one tutoring, small group instruction, and maintenance of student engagement in academic and social emotional learning.
• Follows all plans and directives from the interdisciplinary team; including but not limited to, the clients treatment plan, IEP, individualized crisis management plan and safety plan.
• Consistently implements positive behavior supports through a strengths-based lens.
• Completes required documentation in a timely and detailed manner. 
• Completes required trainings as directed by Supervisor or Manager.
• Provide basic personal care/ADL support as needed or directed by a child’s treatment plan.
• Act as a mentor to the children through problem solving and role modeling.

To be considered for a particular hours, please apply directly and specify which hours work best for you in the questionnaire portion of your application.

• Day
• Mid Shift/Evening
• Overnight