Supervising Children's Residential Care Counselor

Supervising Children's Residential Care Counselor

$8,522 - $10,359/Monthly*

Starting salary up to $59.56/hour ($124,308/year) plus a competitive total compensation package!*

The Supervising Children’s Residential Care Counselor (SCRCC) serves as an integral member of the Valley of the Moon Children’s Center’s (VMCC) interdisciplinary team and is responsible for promoting and modeling the VMCCs mission, vision, and values while providing direction, leadership, and supervision to residential staff. They will also provide training, coaching, and oversight to Children’s Residential Care Counselors (CRCC) who oversee the provision of daily needs for youth and implement trauma-informed care practices and policies. Additional responsibilities include:

• Supervising and managing line staff who provide for the needs of children who may be dependent, complexly traumatized, aggressive, abused, or neglected
• Evaluating the performance of subordinate staff and providing feedback, training, and performance management
• Supporting youth in understanding and implementing natural and logical consequences, setting limits for behavior, and developing new, healthier coping mechanisms
• Overseeing and providing support for positive youth development, including improving social skills and self-care practices, maintaining proper living standards, and caring for personal hygiene
• Passing medication to individual youth according to written instructions from the prescribing medical professional
• Overseeing staff who plan and implement small and large group activities, including life and coping skill development, recreational activities, play, study activities, and field trips
• Supervising and engaging children with care, curiosity, and compassion
• Observing the emotional and physiological conditions of youth, assisting in the development of resources, and making referrals to the appropriate community agencies
• Reviewing and updating client data in various databases systems
• Restraining youth, when appropriate, for the safety and protection of themselves and others, using established protocols
• Ensuring that safety plans and the Individual Crisis Management Plan (ICMP) are developed, updated, understood by staff, and in practice
• Participating in crisis de-escalation and containment, and mediating disputes among youth
• Documenting ongoing service delivery in accordance with program requirements, including quality youth progress, youth activity, and shift notes

*Salary is negotiable within the established range and benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. For more information, including minimum qualifications, & to apply, visit, www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org or call 707-565-2331. The County of Sonoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Apply by 8/19/25