Youth Counselor - Overnight

Work for a dynamic leader in the field of youth services. If you are interested in joining a mission-driven, supportive work environment that provides opportunities for learning, growth and advancement, consider working for Youth Homes. Youth Homes has the following position open: Youth Counselor - Overnight

This position is responsible for:

• Working with youth ages 12 to 17
• Awake night supervision of youth. Predominantly 10-hour shifts during "normal" sleeping hours
• Meal preparation
• Various office duties, cleaning and basic maintenance

For over 50 years, Youth Homes has provided care to children and youth who have experienced significant trauma and loss. We provide crisis shelter to teens at four shelters in western Montana and Helena. We also operate three therapeutic group homes for youth with serious emotional disturbances as well as one group home for youth aging out of the foster care system who need help with independent living skills. Our Family Care Program provides therapeutic foster care and adoption services, out-patient therapy, transitional living support and home support services. Youth Homes provides an array of services designed to support and nurture youth who have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma and loss. We also work to keep families together through a number of supportive services focused on healthy relationships and skill building.

Youth Homes provides a generous benefit package:

• Annual Leave up to 80 hours per year
• Bonus Leave at the rate of 16 hours for each year of employment up to a maximum accrual rate of 112 hours per year. (WOW! Almost 5 weeks of vacation total)
• Exceptional Leave (illness or injury) up to 96 hours per year
• Paid Educational Leave
• Health Insurance. Youth Homes pays 85% of employee's premium.
• Health Savings Account contributions up to $100 per month
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Long-term Disability and Life insurance. Youth Homes pays 100%
• 401(k) retirement account. Youth Homes will match two to one up to 3% of the employee's gross wages.
• Annual raises
• Paid continuing education credits
• Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.

For more information about this position, please visit our website: www.youthhomesmt.org