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Residential Childcare Counselor– English and Bilingual, English and Spanish

Location: Pasadena, CA, United States
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Healthcare
Job Industry: Healthcare Systems and Services
Salary: The pay we're offering is $18 - $20 per hour
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Description

We're looking for a Residential Childcare Counselor– English and Bilingual, English and Spanish, working in Healthcare Systems and Services industry in Pasadena, California, United States.

Sign-On Bonus: $2000! Salary Range: $17.50 - $19.50 per hour – rates dependent upon, shift, degree and bilingual competency. Bilingual Stipend: $2000

As a Childcare Counselor in our residential facility, you will supervise and protect children individually and within groups. Your empathy, maturity, emotional intellect, and temperament will help each child develop at their own capacity for self-control while you guide each child to develop tools for success. You will strive in helping each child acquire socially acceptable habits of behavior, appearance as you guide them in developing improved personal relationships.

What your day looks like as a Childcare Counselor at Hillsides:

  • You will participate as a team member in the development of individual childcare plans directed toward return of the child to his own home or appropriate placement.
  • Under the guidance of the teacher, you will assist with all classroom instruction, ensuring the child retains the knowledge to guide them in good decision-making skills.
  • By providing each child with integrated training, you will strengthen their social, behavioral and emotional control skills acceptable in daily interactions.
  • Using your expertise with organizing events, you will create and participate in engaging activities to strengthen the confidence in each child while preparing them to transition out of residential care. These activities could include meals, recreation, art and music appreciation, dancing and camping, therapeutic sports, games and exercise.

Our Client

Our client is a premier provider dedicated to healing children and young adults, strengthening families, and transforming communities through quality comprehensive services and advocacy. We have provided services to surrounding communities since 1913. We promote a client-driven, strengths-based organization of excellence that embraces communities using Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles that builds trusting, collaborative relationships.

Experience Required for Your Success

How you will be supported:

  • On-going robust training in Shared Core Practice Model and Trauma Informed Care to strengthen your abilities to support the child and grow your capabilities.

As a Residential Childcare Counselor, you will bring:

  • A minimum of an Associate degree, Bachelor degree preferred.
  • A strong interest in working with children and have the ability to connect and engage with them.
  • A valid California driver’s license. Must be able to show driving record and personal vehicle insurance coverage.
  • Proof of immunization or immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route, including Varicella, MMR, Tdap, & Influenza. Reasonable accommodations to vaccination requirements available to employees who, because of sincerely held religious belief, a medical contraindication, or a disability, do not receive some or all of the required vaccinations.

Hillsides is a premier provider dedicated to healing children and young adults, strengthening families, and transforming communities through quality comprehensive services and advocacy. We have provided services to surrounding communities since 1913. We promote a client-driven, strengths-based organization of excellence that embraces communities using Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles that builds trusting, collaborative relationships.

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