Residential Support Counselor - Relief

Residential Support Counselor - Relief

Job Code:13475

Location:Belfast 04915

Department:Adult PNMI

FT/PT Status:Relief Per Diem

Summary:

Join the Adult Residential Team in Belfast!

Hourly Rate: $19.00

Work as a Relief, picking up hours at your own availability! Flexible schedule!

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:

• Provide a positive emotional support and supervision to residents.
• Assist individuals to reach their goals and improve skills for independent living.
• Encourage and support the resident’s efforts to maintain their health status through hygiene, diet, exercise, rest and utilization of coping strategies.
• Encourage and support resident’s efforts to increase opportunities for social contact, vocational development, skill development for independent living, psychosocial rehabilitation and access to community resources.
• Facilitate administration of medications and complete required documentation.
• Work collaboratively as a member of a team.
• Assure quality in work performed to facilitate the delivery of quality services.
• Understand and follow all Sweetser health and safety policies.
• Be committed to the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid state driver's license.
• Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.
• One (1) year of experience providing direct care and/or crisis intervention to adults in a related field.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or GED.
• MHRT-I state certification or eligibility for and completion of certification within the first year of employment.

BenefitsInclude:

• Flexible schedules with a variety of shift and houroptions
• Milage reimbursement, applicable incentive anddifferential pay programs
• Eligibility for annual increases and referral bonuses
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Employee discount program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees andhousehold members
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Educational partnership discounts
• 30% tuition discount for UNE's Online GraduatePrograms
• Free professional development and trainingopportunities through the Sweetser Training Institute