COUNSELING SPECIALIST- INDEPENDENCE INN I
Required skills
- adolescents
- counseling
- behavior management
- case management
- medical appointments
- service plans
- group activities
- health
- safety
- hygiene
Role summary
The Counseling Specialist at Independence Inn I is responsible for providing comprehensive care and support to adolescent residents in a group living environment. This role involves ensuring residents' health, safety, hygiene, and daily routines, as well as planning and facilitating individual and group activities. Key responsibilities include implementing behavior management systems, supporting residents' educational, vocational, medical, family, and legal needs, and conducting formal counseling sessions. The specialist will also manage case records, prepare service plans, and participate in team meetings, all while modeling positive behavior and contributing to a safe and caring environment.
Group Living:
Ensures that residents are provided with quality care, including matters of health,
safety, clothing, hygiene, and meals.
Ensures routines around house jobs, dorm chores, wake up and lights‑out, laundry,
cooking, etc.
Programs individual and group activities like trips, sporting events, crafts, etc.
Upholds all elements of behavior management system, including restriction system,
negotiations, and a repertoire of confrontation techniques and responses.
Supports assigned residents by paying attention to and supporting ed/voc needs,
medical issues. health, family and legal issues.
Normative Culture:
Models positive behavior at all times while confronting negative behavior.
Commits to the mission of the Inn by supporting a safe, orderly and caring
environment.
Counseling Services:
Obtains all necessary identification from residents for the files.
Sets up medical appointments and ensure that verification of such is filled in
resident's folder.
Conducts formal individual counseling session twice monthly and participates in
Case Conferences.
Conducts group meetings with assigned residents.
Maintains case records, recording daily and monthly progress updates on their
residents.
Reviews and prepares service plans for their residents every 60 days.
Participates in weekly force fields meeting.
Any other assigned tasks.
Qualifications - External
QUALIFICATIONS:
High School diploma is required, and at least three years of experience working with adolescents.
