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“This is a role that calls to you. It is for passionate people.”
As a Program Counselor, the work you do really matters. You make all the difference to people at the tipping point in their lives; helping them find out who they are, see themselves better and love themselves enough to eventually succeed outside the program.
The Role of Program Counselor has different responsibilities in two distinct environments: in the Hospital and in the Village.
The Hospital Program Counselor works one of three shifts, in one of several units, on a team with other Program Counselors and Nurses to provide immediate, stabilizing care. The Village Program Counselor may work as part of the Admissions Team (working with patients for the first 9-11 weeks of care) or the Cabin Team (facilitating the Boys and Girls Cabin-based Program).
No one has more day-to-day patient interaction than Program Counselors, who work, and in the Village, live side by side with patients, monitoring their progress, forging bonds, building rapport, and attending to their emotional and physical needs so that treatment plans can be effective.
Your work is so important to your best life! To help you consider whether becoming a Program Counselor at Peninsula is the right career step for you, we invite you to read on to discover more.
***Complete only one response for ALL Program Counselor positions open in the entire Covenant Health system. You will indicate your choice of our many positions, locations, and shifts you find suitable within the response. Applying more than once will be detrimental to your candidacy so put all your effort into a single response.*** |
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What might I find satisfying in regard to performing specific tasks and functions in this role? |
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- Facilitating transformation in the lives of patients. Making a positive impact on patients with extreme life circumstances such as attempted suicide, abuse, and depression - Keeping patients safe and in many cases saving lives - Interacting directly with patients and seeing a significant difference from being out of control, angry, and/or frustrated to maintaining self-control - Working in the Hospital, finding satisfaction providing care in the short-term stabilization of patients - Working in the Village, facilitating the long-term transformation of adolescent patients into stable, healthy and positive young people |
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What have you found to be the critical factors of personal success or failure in this role? |
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- Embracing the many opportunities to learn far beyond the limitations of school - Taking pride in knowing the service you provide makes a difference - Recognizing the Program Counselor plays a critical role in implementing the recovery plan - Being energized by highly challenging situations and human dynamics - Taking the opportunity to discover why the person is in their situation - Remaining strong and in control in the face of some very difficult circumstances |
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What might I enjoy or find attractive about the people, work environment, equipment, facilities, management or mission of this role and its community? |
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- Being a valued and respected member of a direct patient treatment team - Enjoying the many good friendships that form between Program Counselors - Interacting with the treatment team as a great source to learn more about behavior health - Knowing that ideas, input and insights are appreciated and expected - Receiving gratitude from patients and family - As a new Program Counselor, learning a lot from senior Program Counselors - In the nationally recognized Village, serving as a role model for adolescent patients and being looked up to or emulated over the course of the program - Working in the Village, working in partnership with other Program Counselors. Additional relationships include family therapists, teachers, clinical leaders who look to Program Counselors for patient insights - Working in the Hospital, being part of a tight team with other Program Counselors and Nurses. Clinical leaders also depend on the insights of Program Counselors for successful treatment of patients. |
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What will this work role offer my life and needs beyond work such as compensation, benefits and other factors that I might consider attractive with regard to my quality of life? |
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- Contributing to an incredibly rewarding life in part because of the impact you make on others in severe need - Feeling more secure with excellent healthcare benefits. In fact, at most of our facilities, associates and enrolled family members are covered for any in-hospital procedure with no out-of-pocket expense - In both the Hospital and the Village, meeting and working with interesting people and, often, forging friendships that extend beyond work - Being able to leave such intense work at work is vitally important for your well-being - Working in the Village on the Cabins team offers unique challenges and benefits as you live on site for 24 hours a day across a 3 or 4 day shift. --Live in same room as patients --Room, board and laundry taken care of while on site --Beautiful outdoor setting --Physically demanding work --Being off work for 3 or 4 days each week can provide many personal time opportunities |
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If I perform well, what can I expect in career and compensation advancement? |
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- Great career learning opportunity including pathologies, treatments and techniques - Leverage for future career path--great professional experience in both the Hospital and the Village (a nationally recognized facility) - Opportunity to become a Senior Program Counselor after one year, based on performance, with a pay increase - Advancement after Senior Program Counselor in the areas of family therapy, case management, teaching and leadership - In the Village, opportunities to be selected to participate in outside activities including conferences and alumni gatherings ***Complete only one response for ALL Program Counselor positions open in the entire Covenant Health system. You will indicate your choice of our many positions, locations, and shifts you find suitable within the response. Applying more than once will be detrimental to your candidacy so put all your effort into a single response.*** |
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