Awake Overnight Residential Counselor (Brain Injury)

Vinfen • Freetown, MA

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About The Position

The Residential Counselor is responsible for overnight program activities in a community living arrangement. The role provides individual and group support to people served and teaches skills that enhance independence and quality of life, while helping ensure a safe, secure, and clean residential environment. The primary work location will be assigned, but coverage at other sites may be required to meet operational, scheduling, and staffing needs.

The position supports treatment programs and plans, maintains records and progress documentation, assists people served with activities of daily living, and monitors their physical and emotional needs. It also includes medication handling in accordance with MAP requirements and applicable regulations and policies, staff training and meetings, maintaining required staffing ratios, site upkeep, transportation as needed, and responding to behavioral or medical emergencies. The counselor must remain awake, alert, and dressed throughout the entire shift.

Requirements

• Three months to one year of experience in a related function.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Driving is required using either a Vinfen van or a personal vehicle.
• If using a personal vehicle, possess and maintain adequate insurance and a safe driving record, subject to annual checks.
• Present a valid driver's license at the time of employment.
• Be at least 21 years old and have maintained a valid U.S. driver's license for at least six months.
• Pass a driver's screening background check.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb in a physically active position.
• Ability to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or a two-person lift.
• Ability to operate a computer and office equipment such as a calculator, copier, and printer.
• Ability to sit, reach, climb stairs, and maneuver through narrow spaces or hallways.
• Ability to assist clients with tasks of daily living.
• Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives.
• Visual abilities including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• CPR certification required within two weeks of hire.
• First Aid certification required within two weeks of hire.
• MAP certification required within 150 days of hire.
• PBS Tier 1 certification required within 150 days of hire.
• Safety Care certification required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing treatment programs, including ISP/PSTPs and clinical programs, and may participate in treatment planning.
• Maintain records for people served, collect behavior and academic data, maintain progress notes, and document incidents, programs, and routine activities in a communication log.
• Train and support people served with activities of daily living, including showering, personal hygiene, dressing, and household chores.
• Conduct fire and safety training for people served and document it in the training log.
• Monitor the physical and emotional needs of people served and report changes to a supervisor.
• Store, administer, document, and dispose of medication in accordance with MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and company policy.
• Participate in mandated training and staff meetings as directed by the Program Director, and assist with orienting new staff.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures, including safe work practices, workers’ compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control.
• Perform hands-on program tasks as required to implement support plans; help maintain site safety and upkeep, including housekeeping, snow shoveling, and garbage removal as necessary.
• Provide transportation as necessary.
• Maintain required staff-to-person-served ratios and provide last-minute coverage as required.
• Provide physical intervention and/or first aid during behavioral or medical emergencies and serve as a reporter to the Disabled Persons Protections Commission.
• Remain awake, alert, and dressed throughout the entire shift.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Fully funded 401(a) employer-sponsored retirement plan requiring no employee contribution.
• Employee-funded 403(b) plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more, with an employer contribution toward medical insurance.
• Employer-paid life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability insurance.
• Employer-paid short-term disability insurance for qualifying employees.
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts for health and dependent care.
• Voluntary term life, whole life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Paid time off for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED