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Senior Lead Residential Counselor

Foundations for Living
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, United States
Full-time

Responsibilities

Harbor Point Behavioral Health Center offers intensive residential treatment services within a secure setting. Our programs are designed to meet the needs of youth ages 7- 17 who are experiencing emotional, psychiatric and educational difficulties.

In addition to our general psychiatric programs, we also offer specialty programs for youth with more serious challenges.

Harbor Point and its programs are fully accredited by The Joint Commission and the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Educational Facilities.

We are licensed by The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Virginia Department of Education.

We are a TRICARE-approved and certified facility.

Website :

We are currently hiring a select group of people committed to making a difference by improving lives and helping young people prepare for adulthood.

The overall responsibility of the Senior Lead Residential Counselor is to develop a therapeutic relationship with and provide appropriate guidance and supervision to children and teenagers receiving treatment.

Essential Functions :

  • Implement program to help residents learn acceptable behaviors.
  • Supervise residents’ attainment of treatment goals.
  • Maintain positive normative culture.
  • Rotate every other weekend with Senior Lead Residential staff.
  • Utilize established mechanisms to enhance communication.
  • Assist in staffing needs of the facility.
  • Adhere to all supervision responsibilities related to monitoring.
  • Assist with the supervision and accountability of unit staff.
  • Ensure the coordination and completion of all documentation related to resident care.

Full-Time Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.

4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the , Washington, , Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

  • Must be at least 21 years old.
  • Minimum high school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or related field with coursework in Psychology and Child and Adolescent Development preferred.
  • Experience working with children and adolescents preferred.
  • Required to rotate weekends with Senior Lead staff.
  • Previous experience working in a residential or psychiatric setting with children and adolescents preferred.
  • Requires ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates.

UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.

from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at : or 1-.

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