Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Residential Counselor Lacey - New Vision Programs (Carpenter and Mullen)

Residential Counselor Lacey (Carpenter and Mullen)

New Vision Programs believes in an individualized approach to working with behaviorally challenged youth, located in the Lacey area.

RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR
• Work in a residential setting with adolescent males ages 11-18.
• Counselors available at variable hours to work with residential clients.
• Successful applicants are those who can work in an environment demanding creative problem solving skills for dynamic situations.
Typical skills include; multi-tasking between jobs such as: de-escalating residents and teaching anger management skills, preparing meals and teaching meal preparation, transporting residents to appointments, documenting mental health notes, discussing treatment with therapists and psychiatrists, and assisting clients with their learning skills and school work. Many of these children have behavior issues. This position requires individuals who have a strong ability to deal with anger and aggression from youth. A Bachelor's Degree.
$10 - $12 per hour depending on experience
Room for advancement in this growing agency.

OVERNIGHT STAFF
• New Vision Programs has group homes that houses community kids in Lacey. We are in need of an overnight staff (12am-8:30am) 5 days a week. Duties include: house cleaning, security checks, assisting residents with morning duties and medication administration. An example of a normal shift would be: 1-2 hours of cleaning with 30 minute check in on residents, 5 hours to prepare meals for the following day., 6 am residents wake and prepare for school (breakfast, cleaning rooms, medication) 7:50a-8:30a general clean up of morning mess (loading dishwasher, vacuuming etc.)
$9.50 - $11.00 depending on experience

Requirements: Passion to help kids progress and achieve self-reliance, outgoing, people friendly, energetic.

Check us out at www.newvisionprograms.com

Please respond with your resume and position of application.

  • Location: Carpenter and Mullen
  • Compensation: $10 - $12 per hour
  • This is at a non-profit organization.
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