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Job Responsibilities:

• Supervise youth in activities in order to observe or effect changes in their social behavior.
• Maintain the security of the facility and grounds.
• Stimulate interest and cooperation in individual and group activities and observe youth behavior in response to treatment efforts.
• Observe methods and techniques of Group Leaders during group therapy sessions and develop counseling skills under their supervision, with an emphasis on substance abuse counseling; participate in the treatment of the youth through observation, interaction, scoring, limit setting, and implementation of treatment plans; assist in the development of a positive peer culture.
• Escort youth to work, mealtime, recreation, education activities, and participate in their supervision and instruction.
• Maintain proper conduct and security of youth in work, recreation, and education; administer and record medication as ordered.
• Limited one-to-one counseling.
• Prepare periodic and special evaluations on assigned youth, report significant changes in social behavior and make recommendations for changes in assignments.
• Provide crisis intervention with juveniles.
• Give basic instruction in work, recreation and housekeeping activities.
• Perform related work as assigned or required.
• Communicate orally and in writing all appropriate reports and information, both within the unit and to relevant outside agencies.
• All other duties as assigned.

It is an essential function of the job that staff be capable of participating in physical training activities and capable of physically restraining the youth if and when necessary. Position requires overnight, shift, and weekend work. Days and hours will be discussed at time of interview.