Group Counselor, Nights bei County of Orange, CA
County of Orange, CA · Orange, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
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About the Department
GROUP COUNSELOR, NIGHTSTHIS RECRUITMENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
This recruitment is being held to establish an open eligible list to fill current and future Regular and Extra-Help Group Counselor, Nights positions within this classification.
THE AGENCY
The County of Orange, Social Services Agency is composed of four business divisions: Assistance Programs; Children and Family Services; Family Self-Sufficiency & Adult Services and Administrative Services; and over 4,300 dedicated employees, providing human services to an average of one in three Orange County residents. Our mission is to deliver quality services that are accessible and responsive to the community, encourage personal responsibility, strengthen individuals, preserve families, and protect vulnerable adults and children.
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THE DEPARTMENT
The Social Services Agency (SSA), Orangewood Children and Family Center (OCFC) is seeking qualified candidates to fill current and future Regular and Extra-Help Group Counselor, Nights positions. OCFC is a Temporary Shelter Care Facility, owned and operated by the County of Orange through the SSA, that provides care for children who have experienced abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
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THE OPPORTUNITY
The Group Counselor, Nights provides care, supervision, and counseling to children temporarily detained in protective custody at a 24-hour multidisciplinary shelter care facility. The position works under supervision and is responsible for maintaining a safe and supportive environment during overnight hours, responding to the needs of children, and performing other related duties as required.
The duties of the position include but are not limited to the following:
- Provides crisis intervention and administers appropriate discipline when necessary
- Supervises dependent children during awakening, in dressing and in preparing their sleeping area for the day
- Monitors children’s sleep patterns and ensures their safety throughout the night
- Fills out the required documentation, including behavioral observations and activity reports
- Checks for signs of illness and promptly reports health concerns
- Learns to maintain a routine activity log in accordance with facility procedures
- Learns to prepare case records, development assessments, care plans, log entries and special incident reports in compliance with applicable regulations
- Learns to file information in case folders, extracts information for routine reports, totals and averages daily individual and unit grade
- Works cooperatively and effectively with a multidisciplinary team of professionals
- Assists with general housekeeping
WORK SCHEDULE
Group Counselor, Nights typical shift is 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. and include weekends, holidays, and on emergency basis as needed.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
In addition, candidates will also demonstrate experience in the following competencies:
Professional and Technical Experience
- Title 22 Regulations
- Recreational children's programs and activities
- Crisis intervention techniques
- Proper methods of physical restraint
- Engage and interact with children
- Monitor and supervise children in a group home
- Utilize Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ensure children’s safety and maintain a safe and positive environment
- Follow safety protocols and procedures
- Manage stress and maintain self-control during emergency or disturbance
- Report safety concerns efficiently
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Actively listens to understand all viewpoints when others speak
- Interact with children in a positive tone and manner
- Communicate effectively with children and others in emotionally charged situation
- Display a willingness to work with troubled and special needs children
- Maintain a calm demeanor
- De-escalate emotionally charged youth
- Effectively listens with understanding and without bias
- Genuine and empathetic
- Trustworthy
- Energetic and enthusiastic when working with children
- Dependable and reliable
- Respond to crisis/emergencies using positive interventions
- Work independently and take initiative
- Provides age-appropriate support and guidance
- Make sound judgments, actions or decisions to prevent injury
- Alert and mindful of children’s safety
- Maintain an open and approachable manner
- Build rapport with others
- Works collaboratively with staff to ensure consistent and supportive care for children.
- PHYSICAL, MENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL and WORKING CONDITIONS
Physical and Mental Requirements
Lift and carry infants/toddlers weighing up to 50 pounds; lift and move furniture or other heavy objects weighing up to 75 pounds; walk or stand for six hours of an eight hour shift; pursue juveniles on foot (running) by sprinting a distance of 75 yards or more; walk briskly or jog 200-300 yards to the scene of an emergency or disturbance; separate fighting juveniles, physically restrain and remove a resisting juvenile from the scene; verbally de-escalate an attack upon yourself by a juvenile and if verbal de-escalation is not possible, call for assistance, retreat or otherwise act to minimize injury to self and others; body mobility to walk, bend, stoop and reach overhead to stock shelves with items weighing up to 20 pounds; manual dexterity to tie children’s shoe laces; corrected vision to read standard print and to observe children at a distance; hear and speak to converse over a telephone; ability to carry minor’s personal property, weighing up to 50 pounds; carry a wall-mounted 20- pound fire extinguisher while walking briskly 75 feet or more to the scene of a fire; lift a minor for period of time; use an appropriate technique to quickly move a minor weighing up to 200 pounds or more for a distance of 20 feet or more in a safe and approved manner.
Environmental and Working Conditions
Required to work in a facility with minors who have multiple and complex health, social, and psycho-social needs. Ability to interact and communicate with clients served, other health professionals, office support staff, and community partners on a continual basis; Works on rough, uneven, rocky or slippery surfaces; exposure to biohazardous materials or fluids (such as vomit and/or feces while cleaning up and disinfecting after ill children. May have exposure to communicable/contagious diseases (such as covid-19, chicken pox, colds, flu, TB, etc.). It is not uncommon to respond to agitated, hostile, violent or emotionally charged situations or assist a colleague or clinical team in de-escalating situations; may require use of hands-on restraint.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Click here to view the minimum qualifications for the Group Counselor, Nights classification as well as the physical & mental requirements and the environmental conditions.
Candidates will be required to undergo a background clearance check from California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and Community Care Licensing (CCL) and must successfully clear prior to the start of their employment. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Areas considered in the background check include conviction history, employment history, professional references and education verification (i.e. degree, license, or official transcripts) if applicable. Foreign degrees require an evaluation of U.S. equivalency by an agency that is a member of the National Association of Credential Services (N.A.C.E.S.) In addition, a Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) background clearance check may be required. CACI is a repository of child abuse investigation reports managed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that contains information related to substantiated cases of physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental/emotional abuse, and/or severe neglect of a child.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Human Resource Services (HRS) will screen all application materials to identify qualified applicants. After screening, qualified applicants will be referred to the next step in the recruitment process. All applicants will be notified via e-mail of their status in the process.
Veterans Employment Preference Policy (VEPP)
The County is committed to providing a mechanism to give preferential consideration in the employment process to veterans and their eligible spouses and will provide eligible participants the opportunity to receive interviews in the selection process for employment and paid internship openings. Please click here to review the policy.
Application Screening (Refer/Non-Refer)
Applications and supplemental responses will be screened for qualifications that are highly desirable and most needed to successfully perform the duties of this job. Only those candidates who meet the qualifications listed in the job bulletin will be referred to the next step.
Online Assessment(s) (Weighted 100%)
Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in one or more online assessment(s) covering job related skills and competencies needed for this position. Only the most successful applicants will move forward to the next step in the recruitment process.
Based on the Agency's needs, the selection procedures listed above may be modified. All candidates will be notified of any changes in the recruitment process.
Eligible List: Once the competitive process has been completed, HRS will establish an eligible list of candidates. Candidates placed on the eligible list may be referred to a selection interview to be considered for present and future vacancies.
Position Duties
EMAIL NOTIFICATION
Email is the primary form of notification during the recruitment process. Please ensure your correct email address is included in our application and use only one email account.
NOTE: User accounts are established for one person only and should not be shared with another person. Multiple applications with multiple users may jeopardize your status in the recruitment process for any positions for which you apply.
Candidates will be notified regarding their status as the recruitment proceeds via email through the GovernmentJobs.com site. Please check your email folders, including spam/junk folders, and/or accept emails ending with "governmentjobs.com" and "ocgov.com." If your email address should change, please update your profile at www.governmentjobs.com.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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For specific information pertaining to this recruitment, contact Cindy Mora at [email protected] or (714) 245-6265.
Minimum Qualifications
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