Residential Crisis Services - Richfield, MN - Full Time
Job Summary:The youth counselor supports youth experiencing a mental health crisis in our children’s crisis settings. This service is designed to support youth in the community instead of them living in a hospital, hotel or detention center. In this role, you will provide support to youth by implementing interventions identified in their therapeutic support plan and engaging in all daily activities with clients. This includes supporting them with hygiene and daily tasks, cooking, maintaining their schedule, taking them into the community and managing behaviors when necessary.
Mount Olivet Rolling Acres - MORA – is a diverse and inclusive nonprofit has supported adults, seniors and children with developmental disabilities, behavioral health needs as well as age-related and chronic medical conditions for over 50 years in the Twin Cities metro.
MORA provides an array of services: Adult Day Services, Contracted Case Management, Community Supports, over 30 Residential Homes, Respite, Therapeutic Recreation, Training for Guardians & Families, and a Discover Summer Daytime Programming for Youth with Disabilities. Our Metro Crisis Coordination Program (MCCP) offers a safety net of crucial and cost-effective services for adults and children.
Schedule: Day Shifts 7a-3p, Evening Shifts 2pm-10pm & E/O Weekend
Hourly Base Rate: $25.00 per hour Weekend differential +$2.00 hour for hours between Fri 10pm and Sun 10pm Overnight differential +$1.00 hour for hours between 10pm and 6am ($12.41 per hour sleep hours only when assigned)
$1,500 retention bonus for full-time paid out over 1 year.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Engage with client daily activities and manage behavior according to client’s individual plan and needs
Approach all client and coworker interactions from a trauma informed care perspective
Maintain open communication with your coworkers and coach and mentor other staff on shift
Attend team and client meetings
Demonstrate an acceptance and respectfulness towards all people of any gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability and gender identity.
Ensure client safety by implementing necessary behavior interventions as described in their therapeutic support plan.
Actively taking clients into the community and demonstrating safe and appropriate social skills
Maintaining appropriate boundaries with clients at all time
Ensure a clean, safe home by following all policies and procedures on shift.
Work effectively with the clients identified supports (family, guardians, workers) to encourage communication and healthy relationships
Support the client in identifying their triggers and implementing coping strategies that allow them to stabilize and transition to a long-term living option.
Lead and teach DBT groups on shift to youth
Participate in recreation activities, games, all events at the home
Documentation as required on shift
Required Qualifications:
21 years or older
High School Diploma or GED
Experience with youth in a residential, shelter or crisis progrm
Must pass Department of Human Services background check and maintain “qualified” status.
Must be able to successfully complete company’s physical job demands document
If using your own vehicle for company business, you must have a current valid driver’s license and must have insurance as required by state law.
Demonstrates mastery of basic computer skills.
Benefits: Full-time employees receive a comprehensive and competitive benefit package, including:
Medical insurance with company sponsored health reimbursement account and health savings account
Dental insurance
Life insurance; employee, spouse and children’s coverage options
Long-term disability and short-term disability
Flexible spending; medical and dependent care
403B retirement plans that match after 1 year of employment
Paid time off up to three weeks annually which increases after the first year of employment
Opportunity for usage of our private vacation property west of Duluth (McGregor, MN)
Awards for outstanding employee performance and promotion opportunities
Generous tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities!
Many opportunities for advancement. Mount Olivet Rolling Acres promotes from within
Cherishing the big-hearted heritage of our beginnings, we actively advocate for equity and inclusion for the individuals we serve and for our employees. Healthy. Happy. Human. Join us!
MORAcares.org/careers/
Mount Olivet Rolling Acres is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.