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Central Star Behavioral Health On Call Youth Counselor in Bakersfield, California
Join a community thats changing mental healthcare for the better. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work by our own employees for over 5 years running. Looking forward to your partnership in making a difference with us!
Job Title:
On Call Youth Counselor
Division/Program:
(Children/Youth Inpatient) Psychiatric Health Facility
Starting Compensation:
17.11 - 19.00 USD Per Hour
Working Location:
Bakersfield, CA
Working Hours/Shift:
On Call as needed: 6am-630pm or 6pm-630am
What SBHG brings to you (benefits):
- Competitive compensation
- Company paid benefits package including medical, dental and vision and many other voluntary benefits for employees
- Generous vacation and holiday pay
- On the job training including paid CEU opportunities and career development
- AMFT, ACSW and APCCs receive supervision for BBS hours (when applicable)
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What you bring to SBHG:
- High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED, HiSET, etc.) required.
- (1) year experience with seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents preferred.
- Valid California Driver's License, required
How you will make a difference:
- Supervise, protect, and care for adolescent clients individually and in groups.
- Promote and assist adolescents with self-help skills in the areas of eating, hygiene and grooming, positive behaviors, social interactions with peers, and planned group activities.
- Provide day-to-day supervision and care of children, including assistance with activities of daily living, personal care, planned activities, and school.
- Conducts or assists both large and small activity groups. Assist adolescents in both large and small activity groups, encouraging appropriate behavior and providing feedback to adolescents.
- Perform documentation that records adolescents daily activities and behaviors.
- Attend and participate in shift rounds, change of shift meetings, and treatment team meetings as scheduled
Division/Program Overview:
- 24/7 inpatient involuntary program
- 16-bed facility for acute youth (ages 5-17)
- Intensive treatment programs with individualized care plans
- Available for contracting Central Valley counties
- Moves clients through five phases: admission; engagement; learning; stabilization and linkage to resources and aftercare
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