Residential Counselor

Young Adult Program - Arlington

Salary Range: $20.50 - $21.50/hour depending on experience + sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time).

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has open positions where you can begin to build a career! No college degree necessary! Wayside provides a warm work environment with team focused management that places value on healthy work dynamics. A perfect job for folks who like to be busy, creative and offer innovative care to youth and families.

We are looking for 2 full-time employees (40 hours/week) to cover the following:

Shift One: Saturday - Wednesday 3:30pm - 11:30pm (Thursday/Friday off).

Shift Two: Wednesday - Friday 3:30pm - 11:30pm, and Saturday/Sunday 9am - 5pm (Mon/Tues off).

What You Will Do:  

• Directly supervise and engage with youth/residents in activities and daily routines.
• Support skill building for all youth/residents through collaborative team work.
• Show yourself to be a willing learner in trainings and maintain necessary certifications.
• Facilitating recreational activities for clients, working with the staff team to ensure the program structure while providing positive role modeling for youth.
• Safe client transportation and medication administration once MAP certified.
• Assist the program in providing basic needs for clients, such as regular meals, a safe and clean living environment, recreational activities, and appropriate hygiene.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:  

• High quality communication skills show an ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate with others at all levels.
• Reflective self-awareness.
• Ability to manage risk.
• Dynamic ability to support youth.
• Demonstrates flexibility and creative thinking (i.e. ability to adapt and adjust to changing work situations, processes, and procedures).

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be available evenings and weekends.
• Valid drivers’ license required - motor vehicle background record checks will be completed.
• High School degree or equivalent required.

We will train you in:  Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC); Trauma Informed Practice, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, CPR and First Aid.