JYF- Youth Counselor- Professional Networking Event
19 hours ago
New York
Job Description Please join us for an open house on April 9, 2026 Where: 1244 65th Street, Brooklyn NY 11219 When: April 9, 2026, 11am-2pm What: Youth Care Counselor Immediate Offers will be made!!! Please read the job description and REGISTER using the link below if you are interested. REGISTER HERE ----->> Job Summary: Youth Counselor (NSD) are the guardians of the daily milieu, and their role is absolutely central in our efforts to help the youth residing in the facility. Supervise their assigned children in everyday life from the time they get up in the morning to the time they go to bed, and through the night. They participate in daily living routines. From morning to night, the Youth Counselor guides the children in establishing and maintaining health promoting and socially desirable habits, regarding personal hygiene, grooming, diet and mealtime behavior, leisure time activities and interaction with peers and adults. They support and maintain standards of good care, safety and order. Generally, they provide a strong sense of security and well-being for each youth by assuring protection from being hurt physically or abused emotionally. They are concerned about youth’s health needs. Under medical or nursing supervision, they may care for a youth who is ill, give first aid and dispense medication. They encourage and, as necessary, assist youth in their formal education by helping with homework and conveying a positive attitude toward learning. Through participation in maintaining clean and attractive housing conditions, they help the youth develop constructive attitudes toward work as well as pride in their living environment. They are involved in planning and organizing leisure time activities with the children. They encourage participation in group games and development of skills. Youth Counselor conveys a sense of empathy and encourages a trusting relationship between youth and themselves. They interpret to youth the agency’s/DJJ policies and requirements. They consult, share information and participate with members of other disciplines in planning and evaluation conferences. Essential Functions • Provides direct supervision and be accountable for whereabouts of persons supported at all times., • Manages persons supported behavior utilizing the principles of the Integrated Treatment Model with the goal of teaching the young people to make positive, lasting changes in their behavior., • Implements daily living routines, schedules and procedures., • Assures the safety of the persons supported and maintains security, • Ensures high standard of sanitary conditions throughout the house including heavy cleaning and laundry., • Participates in the planning and execution of educational, recreational, and personal enrichment activities., • Participates in ongoing meetings, conferences, training programs as required., • Interacts and communicates with Rising Ground staff in matters related to, but not limited to, the needs of the persons supported and the program, in general., • Responsible for providing safe transportation for persons supported and attending various appointments (including driving youth to and from school, medical appointments, and off-site family visits)., • Attend all mandatory training required by ACS, OCFS and the Agency., • Responsible for adhering to all ACS, OCFS and agency regulations., • Uphold rules, repertoire of responses, confrontation techniques, application of the restriction system, negotiating restrictions, Force Fields; utilization of Safe Crisis Management techniques when necessary., • Manages the peer group, understands peer group dynamics, promotes and maintains a positive peer group culture., • Attention to and support of medical issues, student educational needs, casework, clinical appointments, etc. Monitors persons supported in Family Court., • Completes log reports, complete behavior assessment reports, and submits documentation, incident reports., • Informs the Case Planner and supervisors of any issues related to the youth or their families as they become aware of such information, • Ability to work various hours and days of the week, • High School Diploma or GED required, • Valid NYS Driver’s License and clean driving record, • Prior experience working with teens, Prior experience in a group home setting preferred, • Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills in order to maintain required documentation, • Must have a commitment to work from a strength based and/or youth development and trauma-informed perspective, • Ability to travel to all five boroughs, • Ability to drive a 10 to 15 passenger van, • Commitment to the mission and values of Rising Ground Benefits: • 401(k), • 401(k) matching, • Dental insurance, • Employee assistance program, • Employee discount, • Flexible spending account, • Health insurance, • Health savings account, • Life insurance, • Loan forgiveness, • Paid time off, • Professional development assistance, • Retirement plan, • Tuition reimbursement, • Vision insurance People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply Work Location: In person Equal Employment Opportunity Statement It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. By signing below, I acknowledge that I have fully read and understand my expectation to meet the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position and represent that I am capable of doing so in a satisfactory manner.