Description:
Lava Heights is a Residential Treatment Center for Troubled Teens offering Comprehensive Arts Therapy Programs Covering all Four Arts Modalities – Music, Drama, Art and Dance/Movement Therapies.
Our psychiatric residential treatment center helps each struggling teen in our care find the worth and value in themselves. We employ individuals dedicated to positively influencing these children in working through history of poor self-esteem, poor coping skills, lack of anger management skills, anger, depression, self-harm, drug/alcohol abuse, poor school performance, abuse/neglect, etc.
Our Youth Mentors provide 24 hour awake supervision. We believe that we must work together in order to accomplish the multitude of tasks in helping teens. We believe in the strength of a team approach. We employ individuals who are not only great at what they do; they are caring, understanding individuals who are good role models for the youth. Weekend hours: Friday: 2 pm-10 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9 am-10 pm
Job Description/Roles and Responsibilities:
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Youth Mentors will always be a role model and display care and concern for students and co-workers
Youth Mentors will be required to work as a team player and support program philosophy
Youth Mentors will follow chain of command/line of authority at all times when communicating and planning for students and program
Youth Mentors will follow program vision, policy and procedures at all times
Youth Mentors will dress professional causal at all times
Youth Mentors will have professional conduct in dress, language, actions, and team work
Youth Mentors will be trained in CPR, first aid, verbal and physical intervention crisis techniques, positive peer culture, and to attend any other training required by the state and treatment center
Youth Mentors will be required to provide close proximity and eyesight supervision of students at all times while working required shift
Youth Mentors will be required to provide safety and supervision for all students during their shift
Youth Mentors will be required to be alcohol and drug free during their employment
Youth Mentors staff may be subject to random drug testing during their employment
Qualifications:
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Work Hours Fri 2 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. and Sat & Sun 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Application Instructions:
Send a Resume to amber.bennett@sequelyouthservices.com
Submit an application to www.jobs.net/jobs/sequel-youth-and-family-services/en-us/
Search by Lava Heights Academy and fill one out for the position that you would like.