Awake Overnight Mental Health Counselor

Riverside Community Care • Walpole, MA

89d • $21

About The Position

Great opportunity to become part of our innovative Adult Community Clinical Services program (ACCS), working as part of a team in a Group Living Environment setting. As an Awake Overnight Mental Health Counselor you will build upon your past work experience in the mental health field, assisting adults in the community. The Overnight Mental Health Counselor has primary responsibility for maintaining a safe milieu at night, performing assigned administrative and household duties, and for initiating the morning routines and persons served supports at the beginning of the day. Overnight Mental Health Counselors are expected to remain awake and available to individuals served and must be responsive to meeting the needs of the individuals and the facility. Services are designed around each person's strengths and interests, with a focus on promoting resiliency and recovery for all participants. Interactions will be guided by an appreciation for those being served as unique individuals and adults, with the expectation and goal of mutual learning and growth. Training and supervision provided.

Requirements

• Must have a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in the English language) required.
• Must have valid driver's license and available, dependable transportation.
• Passion or interest in working in human services.
• High School diploma and one year related experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Experience working with recovery model, dual diagnosis, and/or addictions a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe milieu at night.
• Perform assigned administrative and household duties.
• Initiate morning routines and support for individuals served.
• Remain awake and available to individuals served.
• Respond to the needs of individuals and the facility.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - both medical and dependent care.
• Eleven paid holidays.
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time.
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan.
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring.
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events.
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner's fee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Education Level: High school or GED