Overnight Residential Counselor

Justice Resource Institute•Lowell, MA

12h

About The Position

The Overnight Residential Counselor works in the GRIP Program, a group home treatment setting for adolescents specializing in trauma-informed care. GRIP provides 24-hour comprehensive care with clinical, nursing, and direct care staff. The counselor helps create a safe and therapeutic community, supports clients in developing effective coping strategies, and role-models those strategies. The role also helps clients build life skills—including cooking, banking, and vocational skills—and develop a sense of self and skills for their next steps. The counselor must remain awake throughout the overnight shift to ensure clients’ safety and wellbeing. The position may involve mandated overtime, and evening, holiday, and weekend shifts may be required. JRI provides training in physical interventions and verbal de-escalation.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years old.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license; transporting clients is required.
Must remain awake throughout the overnight shift.
Must be available to work evenings, holidays, and weekend shifts as required.
Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Responsibilities

Help create a safe and therapeutic community for adolescent clients.
Support clients in developing effective coping strategies and role-model those strategies.
Help clients develop life skills such as cooking, banking, and vocational skills.
Support clients in developing a sense of self and skills for their next steps.
Remain awake throughout the overnight shift to ensure clients’ safety and wellbeing.
Transport clients as required.
Use physical interventions and verbal de-escalation techniques after receiving training.

Benefits

$2,000 bilingual bonus for new hires who fluently speak a second language other than English and use it to serve clients.
Reimbursement for registration costs and annual fees for professional licenses required for work.
Blue Cross medical benefits.
Delta Dental benefits.
401(k) with a match of up to $800 per year.
Pension after five years of employment.
Tuition reimbursement of up to almost $4,000 per year.
Discounted tuition rates at select partner colleges and universities.
Wellness benefits, including employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
Up to 19 days of paid time off in the first year for full-time employees.