Residential Support Counselor - Belfast

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Residential Support Counselor - Belfast

Job Code: 13375

Location: Belfast 04915

Department: Adult PNMI

FT/PT Status: Full Time

Summary:

Join the Adult Residential Team in Belfast!

$2,000 Sign-On Bonus for full-time!

Hourly Rate: $19.00

Schedule: Alternating Schedule - Monday-Wednesday & Sunday-Tuesday 7:30am-8:00pm

Participate in a dynamic team providing support to individuals with mental illness. Within the framework of recovery and resiliency provide for a positive environment to foster the development of independent living skills while monitoring and role modeling health and safety.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Resident Care

• Maintains and submits accurate and timely documentation to meet contractual and licensing standards.
• Provides positive emotional support and supervision to residents.
• Ensures individual treatment plan is implemented and clearly documents progress toward goals.
• Encourages and supports the resident’s efforts to maintain their health status through hygiene, diet, exercise, rest, and utilization of coping strategies.
• Engages in team meetings relative to the resident’s plan of care and response to treatment.
• Provides crisis and emergency behavior management.
• Assists individuals to reach their goals/skills for independent living.
• Supports independent client functioning that leads to increased skills upon discharge.
  
  

Medications

• Facilitates administration of medications and complete required documentation.
• Check medications nightly and order through guardian hub any medications that are low.
• Organize/verify Medication orders. Keep medication areas neat and all paperwork properly filed/uploaded in medical record.
• Complete a pass down to daytime CRMA prior to leaving shift.
  
  

Coverage Duties

• Provide Break Coverage to each overnight staff.
• Cover staff needing to leave early after arriving to work and unplanned callouts.
• Rotate between buildings and help overnights with general duties, and ensure all overnights are awake/alert.
• Provide overnight transportation as needed. Provide additional support to buildings with particularly acute residents.
• Salt walkways before day staff arrive in inclement weather.
  
  

EDUCATION:

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
  
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

• MHRT-1 certification upon hire or completion of certification within 60 days of employment.
• Valid state driver’s license.
  
  

EXPERIENCE & JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience working in the mental or behavioral health field preferred.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently.
  
  

Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance and HSA/FSA options with generous employer contributions
• Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and household members
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and float day
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Employee discount program
• Milage reimbursement, applicable incentive and differential pay programs
• Eligibility for annual increases and referral bonuses
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnership discounts
• 30% tuition discount for UNE's Online Graduate Programs
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
• Free professional development and training opportunities through the Sweetser Training Institute