Residential Teacher / Counselor Aide (GG)

 

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Pressley Ridge at Grant Gardens is based in Ona, WV, about 10 miles outside of Huntington.  Our program seeks to help children and youth with challenging behaviors to better adjust to their environments and to achieve within them.  The group is the center of treatment in our program. Group process programming serves as the primary form of treatment intervention. This method seeks to involve youth in the process of teaching organizational and cooperative skills as well as the development of interpersonal skills. We work to develop a positive peer culture where peers confront one another on  nacceptable behavior while working on their own behavior goals.





POSITION SUMMARY

The Teacher/Counselor Aide assists in the, implementing, and monitoring of individual and group treatment plans and procedures during program hours that result in improved adaptive social/interpersonal functioning and high rates of successful program completing among youngsters in assigned group. The Teacher/Counselor Aide resides with assigned youth according to a variable pattern, required by program’s schedule

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent. Valid driver’s license. Valid car insurance. State Police and Child Protection clearances.





BENEFITS

We have an excellent benefits package for full time employees:

Medical

Dental

Vision

Company paid life insurance

Paid Vacation & Sick time

Up to $1500 per year for continuing education





additional information can be found at www.pressleyridge.org and a description of the Grant Gardens program can be found at http://www.pressleyridge.org/pdf/06_Grant_Gardens.pdf