Youth Counselor -STOP-BERTRAM LOCATION-FULL TIME

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Job DetailsLevel: EntryJob Location: Bertram Campus - Cedar Rapids, IA 52403Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High School Diploma or GEDTravel Percentage: No Travel requiredJob Shift: Varied ShiftsJob Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesWhat you will do? As the Youth Counselor you will be responsible for providing direct care coverage by meeting program & client needs. This includes but is not limited to ensuring safety & supervision, skill building, processing & support of clients, behavioral management and communications within the team & supervisors. Specific responsibilities include: Provide consistent, individualized reinforcement to client behavior, using daily issues to teach and reinforce adaptive behaviors. Utilize a proactive/preventive method of intercepting problems to neutralize them before they escalate. Strategically utilize identified behavior management techniques and other de-escalation training to assist clients in developing appropriate behaviors. Assist clients in developing insight into their behaviors so that they learn to self-identify and self correct. Understand the impact of client’s behaviors on their own actions/reactions in the workplace and ut...