Residential Counselor

RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR – Mountain Youth Academy

Located in Mountain City, Tennessee, near Johnson City, Boone, and Abingdon, this 120‑bed residential treatment facility assists in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues for young adolescent patients.

Provide direct individual and group treatment and other aspects of patient care to patients with psychiatric disorders, addictive disease disorders, or related substance abuse or chemical dependency problems. Ensure the safety and well‑being of patients and support the maintenance of a therapeutic milieu. Maintain overall milieu management and safety of patients and staff in the unit, and collaborate effectively with supervisors and management.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Complete non‑clinical assignment tasks related to the admission, transfer, and discharge process.
• Assist patients with a variety of psychiatric and substance‑abuse diagnoses in meeting immediate needs with the goal of self‑maintenance under the direction of a supervisor.
• Assist patients in carrying out their established treatment programs by collaborating with other team members and participating in ongoing multidisciplinary team meetings with the supervisor to report patients’ progress.
• Document and report patient progress/regression.
• Follow procedures which adhere to daily schedules, policies, and practices prescribed by the agency.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree with one year of health care experience required.
• Verbal de‑escalation skills to assist residents in regaining control of their behaviors.
• Functions as a community lead.
• Ability to make quick decisions and respond in a crisis.
• Ability to communicate clearly with a team and work together to solve a crisis.
• Provides mentoring/shadowing as assigned.

• Hourly pay $18–$23 for non‑degreed; up to an additional $4 per hour for degreed positions.
• Increase rate for those with prior work experience in medical or behavioral mental healthcare, working with children, and miliary services.
• Shift differentials $2–$5.
• Frequent opportunity for overtime.
• Work–life balance options: full‑time as few as 3 days per week; 8, 12, or 16‑hour shifts; available full‑time weekend shifts at only 36 hours.
• Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match, Stock Purchase.
• Attendance Incentives up to $80 per week.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
• Competitive compensation & generous paid time off.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, & prescription drug plans.
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan.
• Free meals.

Annual salary range: $43,888–$44,766.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information. At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job‑related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to…