Lead Youth Treatment Counselor

 Job Summary and Purpose

 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! 

 Tennyson Center is seeking a qualified leader to provide direct supervision and support to school-based Youth Treatment Counselors (YTCs). The YTC Supervisor is responsible for providing weekly supervision, mentoring, modeling, and training to Youth Treatment Counselor’s in their daily responsibilities. 

Essential Job Functions 

• Provides weekly individual supervision and group supervision, and daily support to Youth Treatment Counselors 
• Provides hands on support and training of YTC duties, including but not limited to, critical incident reports, daily logs, SWISS data, daily notes, and head count sheets
• Participation in inter-departmental meetings, including child team meetings, weekly debriefs, all education meetings and team building activities
• Works collaboratively with other department leaders to ensure consistency and continuity between education, milieu, and clinical teams  
• Responsible for ensuring that social, emotional, and behavioral interventions are being provided in a trauma sensitive and developmentally appropriate manner 
• Works with YTC to support the implementation of clinician treatment plans and IEPs as directed by the teacher and Clinician 
• Support of training opportunities provided to YTC’s, including but not limited to, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework, and Motivational Interviewing 
• Will support the interviewing and hiring of YTCs in the school 

Other Job Functions 

• Be current in QMAP qualification and agency protocols related to medication administration 
• Participates in organizational trainings and meetings as required
• Other duties as assigned 

Physical Requirements 

• Ability to implement behavioral management techniques as needed 

    Working Conditions 

• On-campus environment, school based, and day treatment setting  
• Position required to be on-site 100% of time
• Minimal travel may be required

Minimum Qualifications 

• BA degree in a Human Services field or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Related experience in an educational setting with children K-12 with emotional disabilities and other learning challenges
• Supervisory experience
• All candidates must have (or qualify to obtain) a current Colorado driver's license
• Ability to be Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) trained and TCI refreshers maintained over the course of employment
• Must have a working understanding of trauma informed care principles 
• Must have or be able to obtain QMAP certification
• Must be at least 21 years of age 
• Strong organizational, management and collaboration skills required. 

 Benefits 

*New Hire Sign on Bonus: $600 after 90 days; additional $1000 after 6 months

For employees working 30 or more hours:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Options (United Healthcare, Guardian for Dental, Vision and Voluntary options)
• Large medical provider network!
• Low deductibles 
• Health Savings Account & FSA Options 
• Generous PTO + 13 paid holidays
• Retirement Plan through Pension Fund: Tennyson will match up to 4% of annual salary.
• Voluntary Benefits through Guardian: Accident, Critical Illness, Disability, Hospital Indemnity 
• Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D with options to purchase additional coverage 
• Company paid Short Term Disability with options to purchase additional coverage 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Assistance
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to 

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