Youth Counselor Job Description
Youth counselor
provides progress notes, evaluation reports and other required documentation in compliance with federal, state and regulatory agency guidelines.
Youth Counselor Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Reaches out to families with children to conduct non-medical needs assessments and provides supportive, non-medical counseling services to families/parents, such as parenting and child development education (ages 0-18), suggestions for behavioral interventions, non-medical counseling, recommendations for referrals and other services as appropriate
Reaches out to families with children to conduct non-medical needs assessments and provide supportive, non-medical counseling services to families/parents, such as parenting and child development education (ages 0-18), suggestions for behavioral interventions, non-medical counseling, recommendations for referrals and other services as appropriate
Escort participants to and from court, school, medical, pre-placement visits to other agencies, family/sibling visits, and other various appointments
Monitor participants' school performance, including homework assistance and tutoring
Supervise and record participant medical needs and follow-up on recommendations
Maintain documentation logs of daily activities, progress notes and critical events
Complete assessments and reports for presentation at team meetings
Attend all mandatory meetings and trainings
Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings
Works directly with the patient, family, physician and community providers to ensure active and collaborate care from the initiation of treatment to the time of discharge
Youth Counselor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Youth Counselor
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BCLS, CPR, DOJ
Education for Youth Counselor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the youth counselor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Education, Counseling, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Military, Guidance, Management
Skills for Youth Counselor
Desired skills for youth counselor include:
Boys Town Model
DNV
HIPAA
Hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs regarding fraud
OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare
TJC
Waste and abuse
Class
Ethnicity
Gender expression
Desired experience for youth counselor includes:
A direct association with the military is preferred but not required
Minimum 2 years of post-masters supervised clinical experience
Bachelor’s degree in related field or a satisfactory equivalent of education and experience
Must be computer literate and have MS Word and Excel skills at minimum, and the ability to learn specialized databases and software systems
Minimum of two years’ experience in a combination of programming and implementing youth recreation, youth sports, and/or childhood education for ages 2-17 required
Minimum one year experience in programming and implementing theatrical/drama related activities is required
Youth Counselor Examples
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Youth Counselor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a youth counselor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for youth counselor
- Advanced knowledge of brief therapy and solution-focused child and youth counseling methods
- Must have past work experience in a school setting to qualify for assignment
- Minimum 3 years of post-masters clinical experience
- Ability to prove US Citizenship and must speak fluent English
- Advanced knowledge of brief therapy and solution-focused counseling methods
- Prior military service/military family member and/or strong familiarity with military culture and command structure
- Prior services as MFLC and/or CYB counselor strongly preferred
- May summarize Workforce Solutions services to customers who ask what we do
- May check for previous work registration or other service and updates MIS systems
- A minimum one year of post licensure counseling experience
Qualifications for youth counselor
- One year experience with special needs programming strongly preferred
- Intermediate verbal and writing skills in at least one other language such as German, Spanish, French or Italian is preferred
- One year experience communicating via microphone, using/programming DJ and light/sound equipment is preferred
- Must have a professional appearance and good hygiene
- Bachelor’s degree in related field and one year experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in human services, social sciences, education, health or public administration required and 2 years experience desirable OR Master’s Degree and 1 year of experience in health or human service, education or substance abuse program
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of youth counselor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for youth counselor
- Evenings and weekends required • Other duties as assigned
- Conduct patient assessments and establishes therapy treatment goals
- Administer individual and group therapy
- Evaluate progress and effectiveness of therapy interventions
- Provide patient with information regarding resources and therapeutic activities in the community
- Work directly with the patient, family, physician and community providers to ensure active and collaborate care from the initiation of treatment to the time of discharge
- Theater and musical performance room with space for therapeutic drumming
- Gym, outdoor pool, exercise room & outside playground
- Classrooms and modern computer lab
- Family counseling rooms
Qualifications for youth counselor
- Must enjoy working with middle and high school students -Must be a UNCW undergraduate or graduate student
- A Master’s degree in the Behavioral Health Professions ( MS/MSW/MA)
- Licensure at the independent practice level (LCSW, LMFT, LPC)
- School Counselors must demonstrate past experience working in a school setting
- Prior military service/military family member and/or strong familiarity with the military culture
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC) or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT) preferred
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Youth Counselor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of youth counselor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for youth counselor
- Physical & occupational therapy room
- Sensory therapy rooms
- Neurofeedback therapy programs
- Supervise and record participant medical needs and follow-up on recommendation
- Attend teacher/social worker update meetings
- Recreational therapy spaces that include theater and musical performance rooms with space for therapeutic drumming
- Art room, Gym, outdoor pool, exercise room & outside playgrounds
- Enhanced health clinic with nursing and psychiatric staff, pediatricians, dentists, and optometrists
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapy rooms
- Sensory therapy rooms containing leadeing edge tacticle equipment
Qualifications for youth counselor
- You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and qualify for a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Extrovert, quick and critical thinker, witty, personable, and articulate
- Ability to live in close quarters
- The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requires all crew members employed with NCL America aboard the Pride of America to hold a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC)
- Experience working/volunteering with youth, corrections, or police work preferred
- Experience working with at-risk youth a major plus
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of youth counselor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for youth counselor
- Master’s Degree from an accredited Graduate Program in a Mental Health-related field
- Valid unrestricted counseling license from a State, District of Columbia, US Territory or Commonwealth that grants authority to provide counseling services as an independent practitioner
- A minimum of two years of post-masters licensure counseling supervised clinical experience
- Prior services as MFLC counselor strongly preferred
- For assignments in the 50 states, counselors shall be licensed or certified in the state in which the client is receiving services
- Understanding, sensitivity and empathy for service members and their families
- Pass a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) Clearance and an Installation Records Check (IRC), Criminal History Background Check and FBI Fingerprints Check
- Some units require a secret level clearance in addition to the previously stated requirements
- Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with juvenile probation officers/case workers, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients’ progress
- Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with parents/legal guardians, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients’ progress
Qualifications for youth counselor
- At least 20 years of age with experience and desire to work with children
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and withstand daily exposure to sun and heat
- Willing to work in a youth setting
- Willingness to swim appropriately with the youth
- Must be U.S. citizens, and must speak fluent English
- Position requires a Child Care National Agency Check with Inquiries (CNACI)
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of youth counselor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for youth counselor
- Role model pro-social behaviors to students and co-workers through physical appearance, social skills, professional words and acts, and setting clear professional boundaries
- Maintain the security of the facility and grounds
- Maintain all documentation as required by DHS Licensing Departments
- Supervise, observe, and interact with youth in activities in order to effect change in their social behavior
- Give basic instruction to youth in work, recreation, and housekeeping activities
- Oversee and maintain the general health and well-being of all of the students in his/her assigned cottage
- Provide crisis intervention for the students at Forest Ridge
- Drive students to medical appointments, home passes, and on transports as assigned
- Deliver “just in time” services via “walk around/coaching” approach (psychoeducation)
- Identify personnel and family needs to provide a "get-well" plan
Qualifications for youth counselor
- Six months direct experience as CYB MFLC preferred
- Experience with groups of young children and adolescents in clinical or school
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with children, required
- Current Driver’s License and must obtain Colorado Driver's License within 30 days of moving to Colorado, required
- Motor vehicle record and proof of automobile insurance coverage to be updated annually, required
- Bachelor’s Degree and at least one (1) year of relevant experience with residential / milieu programming or serving children with psychological disabilities, or a combination of college / work experience, preferred