Behavioral Counselor

TYPICAL DUTIES: The purpose of this job is to provide guidance to deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, and deafblind students in the residential program. Provide general guidance to students regarding social and emotional development. Serve as a liaison between family members and cottage staff. Work as a member of the residential team in dealing with students on behavioral issues and other matters in regards to students on assigned caseload.
• Provide general guidance to deaf, hard of hearing, and visually impaired students, and strategize specific behavioral supports to students who have social, emotional, or behavioral problems.
• Supports the Cottage Life Attendants in dealing with students experiencing behavioral challenges.
• Assist in the development and implementation of behavioral management programs.
• Gather and present data and information related to the cottage program at ER/IEP meetings in relation to student performance and social development in the areas of: communication skills, occupational realities, self image, social and emotional issues, personal hygiene and interpersonal relationships.
• Serves as a member of the Mental Health team and coordinates individual student and group behavior management and counseling programs.
• Maintains schedules and assist students with weekly phone calls home.
• Maintains records related to their counseling program. The counselor provides quarterly reports to parents as well as conducts annual Burk’s Behavioral reports for students on their caseload.
• Manages all aspects of the Independent Living Skills program for students on caseload.
• Arranges, organizes, and supervises evening and weekend individual and group activities for residential students. This could include guitar lessons, community recreation programs, hunter’s safety, community events and group events for MSDB students such as Halloween Parties, Christmas Parties, the annual Super Bowl Party and other similar events.
• Assists Supervising Counselor in office management on weekends.
• This position requires working evening and weekend shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Detailed Job Description available upon request.

The State of Montana and the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the recruitment and selection process. For the school to consider any such accommodations, the applicant must notify the school in writing of any needed accommodation by the application deadline.

In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three (3) days of hire, documentation that he/she is authorized to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or social security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., a United States passport or a green card.



Qualifications:



Qualifications:

Bachelors’ degree in Counseling, Behavioral Science, Education, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, Teacher of the Deaf or other related field . Three to four years of working with youth is preferred.



Supplemental Activity – Cottage Counselor
In one or two paragraphs, please answer each question.
English will not be evaluated; however, the answers should be clear, concise, and understandable.

1. What are some ways you might work with or communicate with students who are deaf or hard of hearing?
2. What are some ways you might work with or communicate with students who are blind or visually impaired?
3. What is your approach to students who are not following the rules?
4. What is your approach to students who are having thoughts and/or taking actions of self-harm?
5. What is your approach to working with staff members who you disagree with?



Eligible Training Assignment:

31,420.00