Relief Residential Counselor - Interim Housing

About Bill Wilson Center:

Bill Wilson Center provides services to children, youth, young adults, and families in Santa Clara County. Additionally, we reach clients through our street outreach and crisis line programs. Bill Wilson Center programs focus on Housing, mental health care, supportive services, and advocacy. Bill Wilson Center is committed to working with the community to ensure that every youth has access to the range of services needed to grow into healthy, self-sufficient adults. A key component of Bill Wilson Center's philosophy encompasses a strength-based approach to improving the lives of the youth and young families in our communities. Bill Wilson Center has been providing services to runaway and homeless youth since 1973. Join us and become a difference maker at Bill Wilson Center! 

Job Summary:

The Residential Counselor will primarily assist with prevention services in both group and individual settings. The Residential Counselor will co-facilitate prevention and substance abuse groups and conduct individual risk assessments.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides intake and assessment services.
• Assists with drug prevention services, including individual, group, and community activities.
• Assists with prevention services, including individual, group, and community activities.
• Services as an appropriate role model for youth.
• Advocates for Youth.
• Accesses community resources to meet the needs of youth.
• Maintain statistical data and complete reports as appropriate. Enter ALL client data into AWARDS AND HMIS systems. Must maintain AWARDS and HMIS, ensuring they are updated with all client information and data.
• Attend Agency and other program meetings as appropriate.
• Participate in Agency Program Quality Improvement activities and initiatives.
• Participate in agency Safety initiatives and proactively report safety issues to management immediately.
• Complete program and financial documentation according to program and agency standards. 
• Maintains statistics and records as required.
• Ensures the cleanliness and tidiness of the working area, buildings, and vehicles, and reports maintenance or safety issues to the manager immediately
• Regular attendance required. 
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent. Experience working with homeless and culturally diverse youth is required—knowledge of the needs of runaway, homeless, and street youth. Availability in the evenings and on weekends is a requirement for the position.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Driving is a requirement of the job (a valid California driver's license, access to a personal vehicle for company business, and current personal automobile insurance). Fingerprinting/background check as required by the Department of Justice and/or Title XXII regulations. TB test required.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts as required for reporting. 
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software, Spreadsheet software, and Word Processing software. Internet research skills are a plus.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary Range:

$25.00 - $27.00 per hour.

Employee Benefits & Perks:

We offer a generous compensation package for full-time employees that includes the following:

• 4 Weeks Accrued PTO
• 14 Paid Holidays Per Year
• Paid Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Life Insurance Plans
• Flexible Spending Plans for Medical, Dependent Care, Parking and Transit
• 401 (K) Retirement Plan
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Upward Career Mobility
• Discounts and Savings through Tickets At Work and LifeMart  

EEO:

Bill Wilson Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant. Because of a need to remain responsive to the needs of our clients and our Agency’s operations, responsibilities may be modified at any time.

Salary : $25 - $27