Mount Prospect Academy is hiring: Overnight Youth Counselor in Plymouth

Mount Prospect Academy is seeking an Awake Overnight Youth Counselor to join our dedicated team. As an Overnight Residential Youth Counselor, you will play a pivotal role in providing a safe and nurturing environment for the young individuals in our care.

We are located in Plymouth, NH, ideally situated in the beautiful White Mountains. Our residential facility serves adolescent males in treatment, and the youth counselor position is vital to supporting mental and behavioral health needs.

Company Background

Mount Prospect Academy has evolved to offer a variety of mental and behavioral health support services to a diverse population of adolescents. Our targeted services include home and community-based treatment, residential treatment programs, group homes, and special education schools.

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 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.
• 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

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance.
• Retirement Plan (403B).
• Short and Long Term Disability.
• Life Insurance.
• AD & D.
• Comprehensive wellness initiatives.
• Employee discount program.
• Further education opportunities.

Additional Benefits

• Stewardship Center (Outdoor Equipment, Bike/E-Bike, Kayaks/Canoes, Snowshoes, Paintball Course, Ropes/High Ropes, Alpine and Cross-country Skis, Climbing Wall).
• 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).
• Auto Shop, Car Repairs at Cost.
• Woodshop, projects built at Cost.
• Participation in 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.