Residence Counselor - Adult Residence

St. Mary's General Hospital•Passaic, NJ

39d•$17

About The Position

St. Mary's General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care. The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services. It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county. Every member of the St. Mary's General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary's General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a "Top 15 Healthcare System" by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visit www.smh-nj.com. Supervise, engage and support adult consumers in a residential setting (transitional, crisis, and/or supported housing). Provide direct care, assisting clients with all activities of daily living, as needed using direction, modeling, and prompting. Provide education (appropriate to client), prompting and support to client and/or family designed to resolve crisis, and decrease barriers for more independent living. Assist in developing and facilitating service planning to promote further independence and community integration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in social work, psychology, rehabilitation or a related field.
High School Graduates with additional specific experience will be considered on a case by case basis.
High School Diploma – four (4) years full time experience with related work or life experience.
Associate’s Degree- two (2) years full time experience with related work or life experience.
Basic understanding of working with adults with a serious mental illness.
Valid New Jersey Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

Supervise, engage and support adult consumers in a residential setting (transitional, crisis, and/or supported housing).
Provide direct care, assisting clients with all activities of daily living, as needed using direction, modeling, and prompting.
Provide education (appropriate to client), prompting and support to client and/or family designed to resolve crisis, and decrease barriers for more independent living.
Assist in developing and facilitating service planning to promote further independence and community integration.