Youth Counselor -Crisis Program-Andover

Job Summary

The youth counselor supports youth experiencing a mental health crisis in our children’s crisis settings. This service is designed to support youth in the community instead of them living in a hospital, hotel or detention center. In this role, you will provide support to youth by implementing interventions identified in their therapeutic support plan and engaging in all daily activities with clients.

This includes supporting them with hygiene and daily tasks, cooking, maintaining their schedule, taking them into the community and managing behaviors when necessary.

Mount Olivet Rolling Acres - MORA – is a diverse and inclusive nonprofit that has supported adults, seniors and children with developmental disabilities, behavioral health needs as well as age-related and chronic medical conditions for over 50 years in the Twin Cities metro.

MORA provides an array of services:
Adult Day Services, Contracted Case Management, Community Supports, over 30 Residential Homes, Respite, Therapeutic Recreation, Training for Guardians & Families, and a Discover Summer Daytime Programming for Youth with Disabilities. Our Metro Crisis Coordination Program (MCCP) offers a safety net of crucial and cost-effective services for adults and children.

Every other Weekend. 7am-3pm or 2pm-10pm shifts.

$25.00 per hour, Weekend differential +$2.00 per hour for hours between Fri 10pm and Sun 10pm. Overnight differential +$1.00 per hour for hours between 10pm and 6am. ($12.41 per hour sleep hours only when assigned). $1,500 retention bonus for full-time paid out over 1 year.

• Engage with client daily activities and manage behavior according to client’s individual plan and needs.
• Approach all client and coworker interactions from a trauma informed care perspective.
• Maintain open communication with coworkers and contribute to a healthy work environment by supporting each other in meeting the needs of the clients served.
• Attend team and client meetings.
• Demonstrate an acceptance and respectfulness towards all people of any gender, race, age, culture, ethnicity, class, religion, disability and gender identity.
• Ensure client safety by implementing necessary behavior interventions as described in their therapeutic support plan.
• Actively taking clients into the community, including driving them at both day and night, and demonstrating safe and appropriate social skills.
• Maintaining appropriate boundaries with clients at all times.
• Ensure a clean, safe home by following all policies and procedures on shift.
• Work effectively with the clients identified supports (family, guardians, workers) to encourage communication and healthy relationships.
• Support the client in identifying their triggers and implementing coping strategies that allow them to stabilize and transition to a long-term living option.
• Lead and teach DBT groups on shift to youth.
• Participate in recreation activities, games, and all events at the home.
• Documentation as required on shift.
• Works harmoniously with and shows respect to all internal and external individuals.
• Assists with daily housekeeping and household maintenance.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the person as a unique individual and how to implement programs in accordance with the Coordinated Service and Support Plan (CSSP), CSSP-A, and Individual Abuse Prevention Plan.
• Provides person-centered services demonstrated through practice, action, and language.
• Maintains and performs proper administration and documentation of all prescribed medications, treatments, diets, and/or exams, or as otherwise directed by the CSSP and CSSP-A.
• Maintains confidentiality in accordance with HIPPA and MORA policies and procedures.
• Prepare meals following planned menu for clients in the home and complete weekly food ordering as needed and/or scheduled.
• Reads and follows company policies and procedures.
• Check MORA email each shift, utilize SharePoint and Microsoft Teams as necessary to complete documentation and remain current on MORA and client information.
• Administer medications following medication administration guidelines.
• Completes all mandatory training either determined by MORA or…