Outdoor Youth Counselor
Youth Villages
posted: Dec 15, 2009 and closes: Mar 15, 2010
Description and Details
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Become an Outdoor Youth Counselor at Deer Valley in beautiful Linden, TN
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Become an Outdoor Youth Counselor at Deer Valley and begin your career with Youth Villages! (We offer tuition reimbursement, advancement opportunities & a rewarding career helping children)
Deer Valley, our residential treatment facility in Linden, TN, is situated on 1,029 acres of wooded and gently rolling hills. A flowing stream helps create a picturesque setting for the nature paths, which wind throughout the campus.
Youth Counselors (also called Teacher Counselors) are a part of the team providing mental health services to boys between the ages of 11 and 18. Boys live in residential cabins that are perched on a hillside not far from the dining/activities center and counseling services building. While at Deer Valley, children receive intensive counseling designed to help them learn to live successfully at home. They attend our state-approved campus school.
The Counselors work with a small group of children on various life skills and training. Counselors have a strong desire to meet the needs of young people and will go above and beyond to accomplish this goal. A Teacher Counselor wears many hats and is very flexible as well as creative. Counselors have a great opportunity to really delve into the time they have with the children weekly by living on site for a 4-day shift to get through those tough topics and do some intense therapy, as well as getting the time to relax weekly with a three day weekend. Employees have the rest of the week off.
Requirements:
- The position requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree with one year's experience working with kids.
- Benefits: Medical and Dental benefits, prescription drug coverage, retirement savings plan, paid vacation, holiday and sick days.
- Youth Villages also offers 100% Tuition and Licensure Reimbursement.
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Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Experience working with troubled young people a plus.
- One year experience working with at risk youth in some capacity is preferred.
Location
Linden, TN
Application Info
Apply online:
http://www.ultirecruit.com/you1001/jobboard/NewCandidateExt.aspx?__JobID=2025justin.self@youthvillages.orgSalary & Benefits
