Overnight Residential Counselor

Lund • Burlington, VT

3d • $24 • Onsite

About The Position

Lund seeks an Overnight Residential Counselor to provide essential parenting and life skills support in our therapeutic living community. As part of a team of Residential Counselors, this role guides residents in their daily routines, helping them develop life skills, socialization techniques, and personal responsibility while maintaining a structured and supportive environment.

Residential Counselors, are positive role models, offering mentorship and encouragement while implementing individualized treatment plans. They monitor resident progress, provide crisis intervention, and help create a safe, nurturing space where residents can thrive. This role will include setting clear and consistent boundaries, supervising daily schedules, assisting with household responsibilities, and supporting personal hygiene and self-care routines. Additionally, they collaborate with the treatment team to report on progress and challenges, ensuring each resident receives the care they need.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in human services related field and one year experience in mental health
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, deadlines and demands; ability to work well under pressure; availability to respond to occasional off hours crisis; some state-wide travel to attend meetings; irregular hours at times to meet the needs of a 24-hour facility
• Ability to assist with childcare including lifting infants and toddlers; ability to assist in social skill training including cooking and cleaning
• Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree
• Ability to maintain a valid VT Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation is required; occasional statewide travel may be required.
• The successful completion of a background and driving checks is a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Teach and supervise meal preparation
• Explain daily routine, schedules, and activities to new residents
• Transport residents when necessary
• Provide on-site respite care to infants and young children in the program as necessary
• Complete nightly room checks and maintain adherence to safe sleep policy
• Administer medications, breathalyzers and urinalysis once trained to do so
• Complete daily and monthly documentation as required
• Report to Shift Supervisor and Associate Director when incidents/discussions appear harmful, dangerous, or inappropriate and need further exploration and action
• Assist with floor coverage and planning as needed to ensure adequate staffing levels

Benefits

• At Lund, we celebrate our clients' and staff's unique strengths and talents, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration thrives.
• Our work is rooted in a strengths-based approach, focusing on family-centered services, including lifelong adoption support and innovative residential and community treatment programs that address both treatment and parenting.
• Our team believes in creating a vibrant, fun, and community-oriented workplace, emphasizing professional growth through ongoing training and weekly supervision.
• We value employee well-being, offering staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as opportunities for work-life balance, with some positions offering flexible or hybrid schedules.
• Lund provides competitive pay, paid training, and a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible positions that includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements, making Lund a place where you can thrive personally and professionally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level