Presbyterian Hospitality House (PHH), Alaska's leading adolescent residential treatment program, is looking for a Residential Youth Counselor/Assistant Teaching Parent to join our team at our Wasilla, Alaska location.
We are seeking an emotionally healthy individual with:
• Common sense
• A good sense of humor
• The ability to counsel youth, teach them social skills, and help them improve academically.
Please understand, THIS IS A GROUP HOME WITH 5 YOUTH, NOT AN ACADEMIC CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.
Inspired self-starters with a degree or relevant life experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
Hiring Requirements:
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Must have a valid driver's license and proof of current auto insurance.
• Be at least 21 years of age.
Benefits:
Learn more at https://www.phhalaska.org/
PHH is a Drug/Smoke/Alcohol/Violence free workplace.
Alaskan Natives are encouraged to apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
In 1957, Mable Rasmussen opened her home for girls coming from the rural and remote villages to Fairbanks. Like Mrs. Rasmussen, we have built a network of group homes and safe spaces for Alaskan youth to rest, heal, and be successful when they enter Alaskan society.
The objective of our organization is to provide treatment in a community-based program as an alternative to institutional placement. We seek to teach youth, in a less restrictive environment, the vocational, social, academic, self-care and family living behavior skills to successfully return the youth to their family, or assist them to complete high school, learn to live on their own and enroll in higher education, seek trade school options, or join the military.
Our treatment process, the Teaching Family Model™, was developed by the Bureau of Child Research at the University of Kansas and is widely recognized as an effective method of treating troubled youth. It uses three very effective tools to teach residents positive life skills:
Social reinforcement of behavior from caring and consistent Teaching Parents.
A token economy to promote positive achievements.
A guidance system that allows youth to participate in a democratic fashion while also learning about self-governance.
Our teams of Teaching Parents and clinicians in Fairbanks and Wasilla work together to address the individual needs of each of our youth. Teaching Parents set and maintain the treatment environment in group homes. They work hand in hand with clinicians with expertise in treatment modalities like cognitive behavioral therapy, humanistic therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-based therapy.
