Senior Rehabilitation Counselor

The Senior Rehabilitation Counselor for The Lineage Project (Tides Center) provides counseling and related services for youth incarcerated or held in youth detention facilities as well as at-risk youth served by community-based programs in New York City. Duties include: Assess and document individual needs of youth participants ages 10 to 24. Develop rehabilitation-focused curriculum, including practice of mindfulness techniques, based on the needs and abilities of the youth participants. Include program components to address personal, social and educational/vocational effects of incarceration and to increase capacity for independent living. Serve as community liaison to educational settings, social service agencies and other settings to ensure successful re-integration of youth. Administer surveys to measure the impact of program components on the health and well-being of youth participants. Assure compliance with law, policies and procedures of the Lineage Project and the detention centers where on-site activities are held. Develop volunteer training program, train and supervise volunteer staff at the Lineage Project, run support group for volunteers. Travel throughout New York City.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Psychology, Counseling or a closely related field. 5 years of post-baccalaureate, progressive related experience as counselor, youth worker or related occupation. Experience must include at least 5 years experience working with youth in the criminal justice system; at least 5 years experience working with youth in a mental health/counseling environment; experience teaching stress and anger management techniques to youth; experience working with multi-cultural populations. Requires knowledge of child development and developmental psychology. Requires travel throughout NYC.

TO APPLY:
Please send cover letter and resume to info@lineageproject.org OR apply through the web page at www.lineageproject.org.

No calls please.