Residential Support Counselor - Belfast

Sweetser • Belfast, ME

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About The Position

Sweetser is hiring for a Residential Support Counselor in Belfast! As a Residential Support Counselor, you will support individuals with mental illness within the framework of recovery and resiliency, providing a positive environment that fosters the development of independent living skills while monitoring and role modeling health and safety. The position is full-time, with a schedule from Thursday to Saturday, 8:30 am to 9 pm.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• MHRT-1 certification upon hire or completion of certification within 60 days of employment.
• Valid state driver's license.
• Experience working in the mental or behavioral health field preferred.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and submits accurate and timely documentation to meet contractual and licensing standards.
• Provides positive emotional support and supervision to residents.
• Ensures individual treatment plan is implemented and clearly documents progress toward goals.
• Encourages and supports the resident's efforts to maintain their health status through hygiene, diet, exercise, rest, and utilization of coping strategies.
• Engages in team meetings relative to the resident's plan of care and response to treatment.
• Provides crisis and emergency behavior management.
• Assists individuals to reach their goals/skills for independent living.
• Supports independent client functioning that leads to increased skills upon discharge.
• Facilitates administration of medications and complete required documentation.
• Checks medications nightly and orders through guardian hub any medications that are low.
• Organizes/verifies medication orders and keeps medication areas neat and all paperwork properly filed/uploaded in medical record.
• Completes a pass down to daytime CRMA prior to leaving shift.
• Provides break coverage to each overnight staff.
• Covers staff needing to leave early after arriving to work and unplanned callouts.
• Rotates between buildings and helps overnights with general duties, ensuring all overnights are awake/alert.
• Provides overnight transportation as needed and additional support to buildings with particularly acute residents.
• Salts walkways before day staff arrive in inclement weather.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Wide range of benefits
• Opportunity to join a passionate team of more than 700 employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees