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DS Residential Relief Counselor - North Shore Only - Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop

Bay Cove Human Services, Inc.

#Budgeting #Medication Administration #CPR #Crisis Intervention #On Call #First Aid #Developmental Disabilities #Substance Use Disorders

Quick overview

The Relief Counselor implements program activities to foster consumer growth, addresses treatment plan goals, and teaches daily living skills such as budgeting, hygiene, and cooking. This role also involves providing supportive counseling, assisting with medication management, and performing necessary household cleaning duties.

Requirements summary

Candidates must understand the psychiatric, physical, social, emotional, and educational needs of adults with mental illness or developmental disabilities, working to support their stability and recovery. Requirements include a valid driver's license, obtaining CPR/First Aid and Prevent Training within one month of starting, and maintaining required company online training.

CommunicationWritingDocumentationCollaborationCrisis PreventionMedication ManagementInterventionDirect ServicesCPR/First Aid CertificationSupportive CounselingDaily Living Skills TrainingPrevent Training

Job description

Bay Cove Human Services’ mission is to partner with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential. Bay Cove pursues this mission by providing individualized and compassionate services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and homelessness at more than 175 program sites throughout Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts. Bay Cove Human Services is committed to ensuring the representation and participation of candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage all qualified individuals, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, to apply. Job Summary: The Relief Counselor provides direct services to adults living in residential programs in a manner that promotes consumer stability, development of skills, empowerment, and recovery. *Please note this position is an on call position that is limited to 30 hours per week. The main function of the position is to fill in for full time staff who call out, or provide coverage for understaffed programs. Hours are not guaranteed and the schedule is dependent on the shifts available. Relief staff have the flexibility to choose which shifts they accept with a minimum requirement of working one shift per month.
This is a non exempt position Shifts Available: Weekdays and Weekends Mornings - 8:30am-4:30pm Afternoons - 3pm-11:00pm Overnights - 11pm-7:00am Essential Functions of the Position: Implements program activities which will foster the consumers' growth, address treatment plan goals, and help them use developed skills. Follows shift log assignments and completes all shift duties. Teaches daily living skills such as safety rules, travel training, banking, cooking, shopping, budgeting, hygiene, and care of personal space and belongings. Provides supportive counseling to the consumers around daily, personal, and social issues. Maintains programmatic documentation in accordance with agency standards. Assists consumers with medication management and administers medications as needed. Provides as needed crisis prevention and intervention. Completes household cleaning as assigned. Performs other duties as requested by the Program Director. Job Requirements: Understanding of the psychiatric, physical, social, emotional and educational needs of adults with mental illness. Ability to work effectively with adults with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities in a manner that supports their stability, empowerment, growth, and recovery. Sensitivity to the needs of adults with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities and their families. Ability to work collaboratively with other providers and neighbors. Good writing and communication skills. Valid driver's license. CPR/First Aid Certification (must obtain within a month of starting) Prevent Training (must obtain within a month of starting) Must stay up to date on company online training Must be available to attend required meetings and training Bay Cove Human Services does not offer visa sponsorships at this time and will require candidates to be authorized to work in the United States. Pay Range $16.58/hour - $18.20/hour

DS Residential Relief Counselor - North Shore Only - Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop

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