Working at Wellspring

Wellspring, Inc. employs a variety of skilled individuals who work together to help adolescent teens and their families. We offer competitive salaries for full-time positions and provide a supportive and enjoyable working environment.

Career Possibilities
  • Cook
  • Fund Raiser
  • Nurse
  • Clinical Director
  • Program Director
  • Child Care Counselor
  • Chemical Dependency Technician
  • Data Entry
  • Medical Records filler
  • Building maintenance
  • Social Worker/Counselor
  • Psychologist
  • Case Managers
  • Psychiatrist
  • Human Resources
  • Accreditation/Continuous quality improvement specialist

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Current Openings

Title: Parenting Specialist
Department: All Departments
Closing Date: 12/31/2012
Description:

Summary of Duties:

Responsible for the implementation of a therapeutic milieu, group and individual treatment programs, and the daily care and supervision of Residential Services youth. Parenting Specialists are supervised by the Residential Living Director and/or the Associate Residential Living Director. This position also follows instructions from the Clinical Director and other Residential Treatment Specialists or Chemical Dependency Counselors in regards to treatment issues. This position is in the Residential Services section of the organizational chart. Parenting Specialists are evaluated by the Residential Living Director and or the Associate Residential Living Director after the six month probationary period and annually thereafter.

Responsibilities:

- Provides direct supervision and daily care of Residential Services youth.
- Implements the therapeutic milieu and individual treatment plans.
- Provides a clean, safe and therapeutic living environment.
- Provides a therapeutic balance of nurturance and limit setting, demonstrating an understanding of the emotional needs of the adolescent at all times.
- Implements procedures for responsible problem solving/decision making, exploring all possible solutions.
- Forms trusting relationships with the youth by forming a therapeutic alliance and by demonstrating an appropriate role model.
- Provides input into the individual and group treatment plans on an ongoing basis.
- Plans, implements and participates in recreational activities with the adolescents.
- Attends and actively participates in weekly team meetings and group supervision, as well as in-services and psychiatric consultations as scheduled.
- Completes required documentation.
- Completes all paperwork and reports in a timely manner.
- Is punctual for all shifts and meetings.
- Interacts in a positive way with all other staff and is supportive in times of crises.
- Has a good working relationship with parents and other agency representatives.
- Completes a minimum of 50 in-service hours annually as required by state regulations.
- Follows procedures that are in compliance with all South Dakota state regulations or Administrative Rules, as well as Wellspring's Standard Operating Procedures and Emergency Manual.
- Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Equivalencies:

Bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related field and some experience with special needs populations, especially the Emotionally, Behaviorally Disturbed and/or Chemically Dependant is preferred. All candidates must have (or qualify to obtain) a current South Dakota driver's license, proof of insurance, and be cleared through the Central Registry of Abuse and Neglect and the Division of Criminal Investigation.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to perform crisis intervention techniques to control a physically active

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