Lead Milieu Counselor (Youth Care Worker) - Shelter
Description
TITLE: Bilingual Lead Milieu Counselor - Downtown Shelter
POSITION: 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- Pass a DHS criminal history background
- Meet agency driving requirements.
- Must be 21 years of age
Residential ORR Programs through Federal Mandate must provide proof of immunity including the following vaccinations that are typically received in childhood: MMR, Varicella, and DTaP. There is also an annual Flu Vaccination requirement. Proof of compliance is required for employees at these sites, and masks are required while pending compliance.
We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.
Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.
Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
If your personal values align with our agency's vision and dedication to serving youth and families, please submit your résumé, application, and cover letter to www.morrisonkids.org/careers