Overnight Residential Milieu Counselor

Are you looking for a rewarding career? Looking to make an impact in someone's life? Does helping others motivate you? Then we would like to hear from you!

Who we are:

Founded in 1977 by Richard and Phyllis Beauvais, PHD. The program at Wellspring and Arch Bridge School aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for young adult women and adolescent girls to overcome mental health and emotional difficulties. The Center offers a combination of therapeutic interventions, educational support, and residential care to address their specific needs in a warm and holistic environment. Our enchanting sanctuary is located in the heart of Litchfield County, Connecticut. Situated on 15 acres property, our haven boasts two charming residential homes, meticulously maintained perennial gardens, lush pastures, and a delightful barn that is home to friendly animals including goats, sheep, chickens and bunnies.

Mission

Wellspring is a therapeutic and educational center dedicated to healing and learning through relational approaches – to self, others, creation and Spirit – which touch and bring forth the wellspring of personal being unique to each individual, giving hope to each person and family in our care.

Vision

Building Relationships to Nurture, Educate and Heal.

Responsibilities for these direct care positions:

• To support the milieu, in a non-institutional, family modeled setting, with the ability to be personally responsive to the residents in your care.
• Contribute to and be a part of a community that helps and models healthy living to prepare the residents to meet the realistic demands of returning to their families and their communities.
• Assist, as a team member to clinical staff, to provide a structured environment with professional supervision of daily activities to counteract the debilitating effects of internal emotional disorders the residents are facing.
• Follow a program structure that is flexibly responsive to the resident’s needs and abilities while they navigate through their daily therapies, responsibilities and recreational activities.

Requirements for counselor positions:

An earned BA/BS in Psychology or related field is preferred. Experience working in a therapeutic field and prior experience working with adolescent girls and/or adult women is desirable. We are able to consider candidates who might be short on the educational requirement but have some depth of experience. Please read more about Wellspring, our programs, and the application process by visiting our homepage www.wellspring.org

Salary and Benefits:

Starting at $18 per hour (base hourly rate), plus shift differentials for weekend, holiday and overnight hours. Shift differentials can add $2/hr. to $4/hr. to the base rate. as a result, some shifts are compensated at either $20 or $23 per hour. These positions are eligible for overtime compensation.

Full time positions are eligible for full health benefits (Medical, dental, disability and life insurance) and a generous paid time off benefit. (6 weeks to start in year one, increases with years of service.

Wellspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid orientation
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• relevant: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Bethlehem, CT 06751 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $23