Youth Counselor
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Youth Homes
Missoula, MT, US
Summary
The Youth Counselor 1 provides general care for at-risk youth, managing the treatment environment and daily routines within a residential home setting. This role involves serving as a positive role model, teaching life skills, and supporting a collaborative staff team.
Job Description
The Youth Counselor 1 is a full time entry level line worker position that provides for the general
care of at-risk youth and manages the treatment milieu and routine within a home. The Youth Counselor 1
is the backbone of our quality of care and treatment for these youth.
Who are we looking for?
A responsible adult to:
- Provide a safe, consistent and structured living environment.
- Serve as a positive role model.
- Teach important life skills.
- Join youth in enjoying fun & healthy recreational activities.
- Perform routine household duties like cleaning, organizing and basic maintenance
- Support a cooperative and collaborative staff team environment.
What You Need to Get the Job Done:
Applicants must meet our state licensing requirement minimum age of 21 at the time of hire along with these basic qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver's license
- Experience working with youth in a paid or volunteer setting
- Ability to be an outgoing team player who can work collaboratively and personably with other staff
- Ability to lift 25 lbs as needed
- Ability to climb stairs as needed
Youth Homes provides a generous benefit package inclusive of:
* Annual Leave, Exceptional Leave, Educational Leave
* Health, Dental, Vision, Long-term Disability and Life insurance.
* Health Savings Account and 401(k) options with agency match.
If you're seeking meaningful work that is both challenging and rewarding, Youth Homes could be just the place for you! We encourage you to apply today to learn more about this important opportunity to support youth in your local community. We can't wait to meet you.
For more information about this position and to apply, please visit our website: www.youthhomesmt.org
From our humble beginnings of in 1971, we’ve grown to a five million dollar organization that serves 150 kids and families each day. We operate nine group homes in three Western Montana communities and have a strong foster care and adoption program. We offer the same support for bio-families that we have provided to substitute families all along.
We do this work because we believe we share in the responsibility of raising children, and it is our integrated efforts that provide the chance for success many times over. We have, and can, change lives. We help these children feel stronger and have more faith in themselves and the adults around them.
We recognize that in meeting the long-term needs of our youth, we have a social responsibility to strengthen the environment in which they live now and will live in the future. To that extent, we engage and educate our youth in sustainable lifestyles in each home and program.
The mission of Youth Homes is “to help every youth feel safe, have a sense of belonging and find a place to call home.”
Our vision is “To provide an array of services to support children and families of Western Montana, regardless of their ability to pay.”
Founded
1971
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Missoula, Montana
From our humble beginnings of in 1971, we’ve grown to a five million dollar organization that serves 150 kids and families each day. We operate nine group homes in three Western Montana communities and have a strong foster care and adoption program. We offer the same support for bio-families that we have provided to substitute families all along.
We do this work because we believe we share in the responsibility of raising children, and it is our integrated efforts that provide the chance for success many times over. We have, and can, change lives. We help these children feel stronger and have more faith in themselves and the adults around them.
We recognize that in meeting the long-term needs of our youth, we have a social responsibility to strengthen the environment in which they live now and will live in the future. To that extent, we engage and educate our youth in sustainable lifestyles in each home and program.
The mission of Youth Homes is “to help every youth feel safe, have a sense of belonging and find a place to call home.”
Our vision is “To provide an array of services to support children and families of Western Montana, regardless of their ability to pay.”
Founded
1971
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Missoula, Montana
