Youth Counselors

At Seneca Center, our mission is decidedly single minded- to provide an outstanding and unconditional continuum of quality care for Northern California's most seriously troubled children and their families. We offer each child a simple but profound promise: You will be supported every step of the way, no matter what challenges you face.

Invest in a Rewarding Career

If you are looking to begin or advance in a career working with children and adolescents, Seneca Center may have exactly what you’re looking for:

• We pay you to attend a comprehensive training program before you begin.
  
• We invest in your development with continuous training and staff development opportunities.
• We support and encourage your career development with management opportunities and scholarships to help pay for advanced degrees.
  
  

We are looking for the next generation of Seneca leadership in the counselors we have today. We want to help the right candidates succeed as counselors and advance to become managers, therapists, or whatever your individual career goals may be.

Why Seneca?

Seneca works with some of the most challenging youth in Northern California. We provide unconditional care to the clients we serve. This means that no matter what challenges they face, we will support them.

Seneca counselors join other professionals to provide a nurturing, playful, warm and supportive environment for children placed in our care. You will learn to integrate our values into every aspect of the work that you do with the children and staff of Seneca Center. You will discover the joy that comes from teaching a child to have fun, to play, to set realistic and challenging goals - helping him or her develop healthy relationships with other children and adults.

Seneca Center has been integrated into Northern California communities for over twenty years and is among the most respected mental health agencies in the State. We take pride in helping children and families through their most difficult times.To learn more about Seneca visit www.senecacenter.org.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Seneca Center counselors work as part of a therapeutic team to maintain a positive environment, establish achievable goals for our children, and provide constant supervision in all areas of their lives. Counselors implement the behavior modification system that is the core of our clients’ therapeutic treatment. As importantly, we are looking for counselors that enjoy working with children, who can plan and engage in fun activities, who can be a role model and help our children learn how to establish appropriate relationships.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise children in completion of daily routines, implementing the behavioral system utilized in the home or classroom.
  
• Plan and lead recreational activities for the children.
  
• Assist in group therapy; participate in one-on-one meetings with each child.
  
• Assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating individualized treatment plans.
• Maintain resident files and daily logs (assess and evaluate each child's personal functioning on a daily basis).
  
• Complete incident reports when necessary.
  
• Participate in staff meetings.
  
• Intervene with the clients' behavior modification programs as needed. This includes physical management of clients (implementing Professional Assault Crisis Training) as necessary.

• BA/BS strongly preferred
  
• At least 21 years of age
  
• Valid CDL, clean driving record, and the ability to be insured by Seneca's insurance policy
• California Department of Justice and FBI fingerprint clearances
  
• Ability to excel as part of a team

COMPENSATION:

• Classroom Counselors work school hours Mon. – Fri.
  
• Residential Counselors work days and evenings Sun. – Wed. OR Wed. – Sat.
  
• Awake Overnight Counselors work 10pm to 10am on one weekend day and two weekdays.

Compensation:

• $13.00- $13.50/hour with a BA
• 4 weeks paid time off
• Paid employee medical, dental, vision, and chiropractic coverage
• Scholarship opportunities

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please reference YC-822 and forward resumes to:

email: hr@senecacenter.org

FAX: (510) 276-6828

You may also mail to:
Seneca Center

2275 Arlington Drive
San Leandro, CA 94578

For more information, call: (510) 317-1437

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.