Child Care Counselor (520)

Los Angeles, CA, United States

**Child Care Counselor (520)**

**WHAT WE OFFER**

In exchange for your skill and experience, Hillsides offers an excellent benefits package, which includes:

* This role is eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

* Competitive salary

* Medical insurance with a $20 premium per paycheck for employee only coverage plan

* Dental insurance 100% employer paid for HMO employee only coverage plan

* Life and AD&D insurance 100% employer paid up to two times the annual salary

* Flexible Spending Account with $500 roll-over limit

* 401(k) with no wait period and no vesting schedule

* 12 paid holidays per year and generous paid time off policy accruing up to 22 days off annually

* Bilingual stipend of $2,000 or $4,000 for applicable positions

* Robust training opportunities: Shared Core Practice Model & Trauma Informed Care

* Sign-on Bonus

**WHAT YOU'LL DO** The essential functions include:

* Supervise and protect children individually and in groups at all times

* Help children acquire socially acceptable habits of behavior, appearance and develop improved personal relationships

* Help each child relate to the group and to handle individual problems

* Be involved in the social skills training of each resident

* Use appropriate authority and discipline as necessary to set limits for behavior and help each child develop his own capacity for self-control

* Participate as a unit team member in the development of individual child care plans directed toward return of the child to his own home or other appropriate placement

* Display maturity, emotional security, and temperament to care for children and adolescent residents

* Exhibit good judgment and ability to get along with other staff members

* Be able to give residents individual understanding and affection

* Be able to organize and participate in group discussions, conversation during meals, recreation and art and music appreciation

* Be able to structure and assist in various daily living skills which foster independent functioning, including but not limited to grooming, shopping, cooking, etc.

* Be able to organize, facilitate and participate in various leisure time activities through cultivation of personal interests and join with the children and adolescents in normal leisure activities such as dancing, recreation, camping, etc.

* Engage in recreational and/or therapeutic sports activities with clients as needed

* Be able to organize and participate in various activities such as games, sports and exercise

* Be available for and be able to integrate training as provided on a regular basis

* Able to drive for prolonged periods, stretch, reach, push, pull, bend, carry, lift, run, and walk

* Ensure cleanliness of client bedrooms and cottage common areas at all times

* Other duties as required

**SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:**

*Communication Skills and Abilities:*

* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, office personnel, other employees and the general public

* Ability to read, analyze and interpret manuals and office documents

*Mental/Interpersonal Skills and Abilities:*

* Ability to define problems, gather, transcribe and post data, analyze, synthesize and classify information, and draw valid conclusions

* Ability to multi-task, establish priorities and manage time, meet deadlines and perform duties under time constraints

* Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work demands

* Maintain high level of concentration and attention to detail for extended periods of time

* Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints

* Maintain a high level of ethical and professional standards in accordance with agency and community policy

*Physical Skills and Abilities:*

* Ability to talk or hear in order to give and receive information and instructions

* Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls

* Ability to reach with hands and arms

* Ability to use computer keyboard up to 50% of the day

* Visual acuity, ability to adjust focus and peripheral vision for work on a laptop or other computer equipment

* Ability to lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds

*Equipment and Computer Software Skills and Abilities:*

* Computer literate (working knowledge of Microsoft WORD, Excel, and Outlook) and data/electronic records program currently in use

* Able to use telephone, typewriter, office copier, calculator, fax machine, computer printer and scanner, or other equipment as required

**ADDITIONAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:**

* None

**WORK ENVIRONMENT:**

* Regularly work indoors and outdoors in a variety of environments

* Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens

**WHAT YOU'LL BRING**

**EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATES**

* Bachelors degree

* Minimum 1 year experience working with SED children and/or other experience working with children in a related capacity

* Interest in working with children

* Feel comfortable with children and be responsive to them

* Valid California drivers license, driving record and personal vehicle insurance acceptable to Hillsides' insurance carrier

**OSHA CATEGORY:**

This position performs tasks that may involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues. All Hillsides employees are offered the opportunity to receive the Hepatitis B vaccination series.

**Hillsides is an Equal Opportunity Employer**