Mental Health Residential Counselor - Full-Time - Monday-Friday 8 am - 4 pm

Easterseals New Jersey • Phillipsburg, NJ

1d • $18 - $19 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Residential Counselor supports group home residents with daily living activities and delivers high-quality services to help consumers achieve measurable outcomes for new and ongoing care challenges, in accordance with Individual Rehabilitation Plans (IRP). The counselor maintains compliance with licensing and regulatory requirements and Easterseals New Jersey policies and procedures, and upholds the organization’s Core Values of Warmth, Respect, and Expertise.

Driving is an essential function. The counselor transports service recipients between home and assigned community activities and may operate and transport consumers in busettes and 12-passenger buses, including ambulatory and non-ambulatory consumers. The position is based in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and is scheduled full-time, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the description also notes that varying shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, may be worked to accommodate service activity.

Requirements

• Meet one of the following education and experience pathways: a bachelor’s degree in mental health, psychology, sociology, social work, human services, or a related field from an accredited college or university; one or more years of college combined with related life or work experience totaling four years; or a high school diploma or GED plus four years of related work or life experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Valid driver’s license; driving eligibility is subject to post-offer verification consistent with company insurance requirements.
• Ability to regularly bend, kneel, crouch, reach, ascend and descend stairs, pull or push heavy objects including wheelchairs, and provide physical assistance and crisis interventions.

Responsibilities

• Support group home residents with daily living activities.
• Deliver services that help consumers achieve measurable outcomes for new and ongoing care challenges in accordance with Individual Rehabilitation Plans (IRP).
• Maintain compliance with licensing, regulatory, and Easterseals New Jersey policies and procedures.
• Uphold Easterseals New Jersey’s Core Values of Warmth, Respect, and Expertise.
• Communicate clearly, professionally, and concisely through verbal and written channels.
• Transport service recipients between home and assigned activities in the community.
• Operate and transport consumers in busettes and 12-passenger buses, including ambulatory and non-ambulatory consumers.
• Operate office equipment and use technology on a daily basis.
• Work varying shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays, to accommodate and support service activity.
• Provide physical assistance and crisis interventions as required.

Benefits

• Use of a company van during scheduled shifts to transport consumers as needed.
• Competitive pay and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts, based on eligibility requirements.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance.
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off, holidays, medical leave, and PTO buy-back options.
• Direct deposit, payroll debit card option, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellness program and referral incentive program.
• Paid orientation and ongoing training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time