Youth Counselor

Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, a leader in offering treatment programs to those battling addiction, is seeking a dynamic individual to fill our opening for our Youth Counselor.

Work where you matter.  Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is a leader in the recovery community, offering a broad spectrum of treatments services and recovery programs for men, women, and teens across Minnesota. As a part of our team, you’ll find a workplace with strong values, invested managers, and supportive co-workers as well as numerous awards, including Newsweek’s “Best Addiction Treatment Center” and three time recipient of the Star tribunes “Top Work Places.”

Robust benefits package offers medical, dental, vision, PTO, disability, life insurance & 403b retirement plan.

"At MnTC, I'm a part of a family team; I get to make a difference in the lives of others, and I feel valued & appreciated." - current employee who's been with the organization for 24+ years

"This is my second career, and I feel like I now have a purpose. I walk through the doors to work, and I have so much joy coming in. I love our culture of honor, we truly live it out from our leadership team to the way we treat our clients." - current clinical employee 

Purpose:  To provide biblically based counseling and teaching to male adolescent clients.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Assessments

• Interview clients to determine their personal history including: family relationships, substance abuse, medical conditions, legal issues, and spiritual condition.
• Identify and categorize root issues that contribute to substance abuse and other life-controlling problems affecting the client.
• Prioritize issues identified in the assessment in order of importance to establish counseling priorities.

Counseling

• Counsel assigned caseload of clients 
• Be present as a resource to adolescent clients who need pastoral care
• Provide clients information and techniques to help them apply biblical guidance and instruction to their thoughts, behavior and attitudes. 
• Assist adolescent clients as they work through the Twelve Steps, particularly the 5th Step (confession) and 9th Step (reconciliation).
• Lead and facilitate a weekly small group with adolescent clients

Reports

• As soon as is possible after each session, enter client’s progress notes in the database noting the focus of the session, the client’s responses, and future course of action.
• Ensure reports contain sufficient detail and clarity to be of benefit to other MNTC staff members and individuals outside of MTC.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent individual counseling and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with the Traditional Twelve Steps.
• LADC is a plus
• Documented minimum two years freedom from chemical use problems.
• Experience working with and counseling adolescents
• Ability to relate to people with substance abuse and other life-controlling problems
• Ability to teach group lectures on applicable treatment topics.
• Ability to keep on task and meet weekly minimum caseload requirement.
• Ability to control counseling sessions and redirect clients to focus on the appropriate issues
• Licensed Christian minister
• Firm personal conviction that the Christian bible is the authoritative and inspired Word of God.
• Ability to model a lifestyle that is in compliance with Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge’s Code of Conduct
• Ability to successfully complete background check process.