Adolescent Residential Technician - Hackensack Meridian Health

“Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.”

Carrier Clinic, a behavioral health system, has been a trusted source of compassionate help and supportive healing for patients and their families since we opened our doors in 1910.

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic’s East Mountain Youth Lodge provides a continuum of out of home residential treatment services for adolescents between the ages of 13-18. We provide 24 hour clinical, therapeutic treatment for emotional, behavioral, psychiatric and substance abuse difficulties based on the resident strengths and needs.

Responsibilties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Functions as a role model of healthy interpersonal relationships and demonstrates appropriate behavior for patients, family, and staff.
• uses a nurtured heart approach to provide supervision, behavior management, and counseling of the basic needs for the youth, 
• Residential Counselors will build relationships and assist with developing our adolescence through support of behavior modules. 
• Responsibilities include leading resident group meetings, coordinating recreation activities, and participating in other group functions.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: 

• HS Diploma or equivalent with one year of experience working with youth in a group setting.
• OR  An Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in a field that is unrelated to social work or psychology with six months of experience working with youth in a group setting.
• OR An Associate's or Bachelor's Degree  in social work, psychology, or a related field.

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!