Residential Counselor (Behavioral Health) – Mon to Fri 7a to 3p

Daniel Memorial Inc•Jacksonville, FL

2d•$15 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Counselor is responsible for providing care and treatment to adolescent clients as outlined in their treatment plans. This role functions as a member of the client's treatment team, implementing daily living activities, maintaining a safe and clean environment, and ensuring clients' personal hygiene. The counselor will set appropriate limits, escort clients to activities or appointments, observe clients on special precautions, and coach recreational activities. They will model professional behavior, follow guidelines for intervening with aggressive clients, and document client progress accurately and in a timely manner. The role also involves maintaining respectful relationships with clients, parents, and peers, keeping records of community service hours, ensuring client needs are met, demonstrating knowledge of safety plans, administering medications accurately, and understanding the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients. The counselor will also maintain unit cleanliness and perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

Associate’s degree REQUIRED with at least 1 year experience with at-risk children / mental health experience
Must be able to effectively use crisis intervention techniques.
Valid Florida driver’s license in good standing
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Basic computer knowledge
Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Implements effectively cottage activities of daily living to include wake up and bedtime routine, mealtime, maintains a clean, inviting, safe and orderly environment.
Maintains clients’ personal hygiene, cleanliness, grooming, clothing and adheres to infection control procedures and practices universal precautions.
Effectively and appropriately sets limits with clients that are appropriate to the situation.
Escorts clients safely to activities or appointments on or off campus as needed.
Adheres to established guidelines for observing clients on special precautions.
Coaches’ recreational activities to role model and encourage client participation.
Models appropriate and professional behavior (i.e., dress, habits, personality, tact, etc.).
Consistently follows proper guidelines and procedures for intervening with physically aggressive clients.
Fill in online in crisis situations to ensure safety.
Ensure that documentation in client’s file, group log and weekly summaries is accurate and completed in the prescribed time.
Relates with clients, parents, peers and the public in a respectful and professional manner.
Keeps a record of community service hours completed by each client.
Ensures that client needs and services are provided within departmental guidelines.
Demonstrates knowledge of the disaster and safety plans.
Ensures that all medications administered are accurate, given in the prescribed time, and documented appropriately.
Staff members demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of the client and implement awareness and understanding in the client’s treatment.
Maintains the cleanliness and upkeep of the unit.
Relates with clients, parents, peers and the public in a respectful and professional manner in person and phone interaction.
Performs other duties that may be assigned.