Overnight Youth Counselor Job at Mount Prospect Academy in Rumney

Now Hiring: Overnight Youth Counselors – Part-Time & Per Diem | Rumney, NH

Looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people? We’re hiring Youth Counselors for overnight shifts in Rumney, NH!

Schedule: Fridays & Saturdays | 10:00 PM – 9:00 AM

Location: Rumney, NH

Positions Available: Part-Time & Per Diem

Join a supportive team and help create a safe, structured environment for youth during overnight hours.

Apply today for an immediate interview! Click here to watch a short video about who we are and what we do!

Join our dedicated team as an Overnight Residential Youth Counselor, where you will play a pivotal role in providing a safe and nurturing environment for the young individuals in our care.

Rumney is ideally situated just a hop, skip and a jump off of Route 93. Nestled in the beautiful White Mountains you can work where you play. MPA Rumney serve adolescent males in residential treatment and the youth counselor position is vital to supporting mental and behavioral health needs.

Company Background

Mount Prospect Academy (MPA) has evolved to offer a variety of mental & behavioral health support services to a diverse population of “hard to treat” and “difficult to place” adolescents.

Mission:

MPA’s mission is to provide a caring, safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential.

Awake Overnight Counselor Responsibilities & Opportunities:

• Responsible for service delivery to the students in accordance with program goals and each students’ Individual Treatment Plan.
• Connection with students is our primary means to gain understanding, compassion, and forge treatment progress.
• Providing meaningful and life-relevant programming with engages youth is our primary means of facilitating a positive program culture and making treatment progress possible for our students.

Awake Overnight Responsibilities

• Assist second shift faculty in the completion of bedtime routine.
• Prepare students for the day during wake up routine and hygiene to ensure seamless transition to first shift.
• Seek information pertinent to students’ acute issue which may affect the overnight.
• Conduct fifteen-minute bed-checks with compassion and in accordance with policy.
• Provide floating crisis support to students engaging in unsafe behaviors.
• Encourage student success and engage students
• Practices 100% supervision of students.
• Celebrate student successes, reinforce positive behavior, and encourage growth from adversity.
• Engage and connect with students as a compassionate and understanding professional
• Gain TCI certification, and practice TCI principles.
• Utilize an understanding of ARC to provide a framework for student success.
• Manage students’ crisis with compassion and understanding, seeking positive outcomes.
• Facilitate the residential routine with intention and thoughtful planning.
• Attend work with punctuality and manage time effectively.
• Participate in pre-shift meetings.
• Plan and execute life-relevant and meaningful programming.
• Internalize daily schedule, show understanding of programmatic rituals and routines.
• Encourage and teach students to engage in stewardship of their environment and themselves.
• Understand and apply knowledge of risk factors, protective factors, and mental health in the execution of the program’s residential treatment model.
• Learn and understand the effect of trauma, medical, psychological, and other risk factors.
• Participate in the program’s residential treatment model.
• Seek student specific information through ITPs, training, and assessments.
• Practice negotiation, cooperation, and collaboration with students towards the program’s goals.
• Professionally document service delivery and behavior-related incidents in a timely manner.
• Actively gain understanding of the importance of accurate and timely documentation.
• Act as a professional, and seek professional improvement
• Manage personal stress effectively by regulation of personal agitation levels.
• Establish rapport with students while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Intentionally seek supervision, mentorship, and professional development.
• Connect the program’s policies to day-to-day operations and personal decision making.

Benefits (Full-time):

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan (403B)
• STD & LTD
• Life Insurance
• AD & D
• Comprehensive wellness initiatives
• Paid time off
• Employee discount program
• Expense reimbursement
• Further education opportunities for qualified candidates.

Additional Benefits Working With Mount Prospect Academy

• Stewardship Center (Outdoor Equipment, Bike/E-Bike, Kayaks/Canoes, Snowshoes, Paintball Course, Ropes/High Ropes, Alpine and Cross-country Skis, Climbing Wall)
• Daily Adventure Outings
• Potential for Employee Housing
• Mileage Reimbursements
• 24/7 Access to Company Gym/Boxing Training Gym
• Regular Wellness and Team Building Activities
• Free meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Dynamic Professional Development Often
• Auto Shop, Car Repairs at Cost
• Woodshop, projects built at Cost
• Promote from Within
• Participation with Federal Loan Reimbursement programs

Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree or 60 college credits.
• OR the equivalent of 2 years of full-time experience working with children.
• OR any combination of credits in human services & experience with children that totals 2 years.
• OR 7 years of parenting experience.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Valid driver's license preferred & 21 + years of age.
• Authorized to work in the United States (Required).
• Satisfactory completion of background and applicable pre employment checks.

MPA assures equal opportunity and public access and, if necessary, affirmative action in all its policies regarding employment and provision of services. MPA does not discriminate in its hiring, programs, or policies on the bases of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status or sexual orientation.

Mount Prospect Academy strongly recommends, but does not require, that all MPA faculty (employees) stay protected against COVID-19 by getting their primary vaccine series and stay up to date with a booster dose if they are eligible to receive one.