Residential Support Counselor - Belfast

SweetserBelfast, ME
48d$19

About The Position

Sweetser is hiring for a Residential Support Counselor in Belfast! $2,000 Sign-On Bonus! $19 Hourly Schedule: Rotating Wednesday-Friday 8am-8:30pm & Thursday-Saturday 8am-8:30pm Residential Support Counselors support individuals with mental illness within the framework of recovery and resiliency providing a positive environment which fosters the development of independent living skills, while monitoring and role modeling health and safety.

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.
  • Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working in the mental or behavioral health field preferred.

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.
  • Check medications nightly and order through guardian hub any medications that are low.
  • Organize/verify Medication orders. Keep medication areas neat and all paperwork properly filed/uploaded in medical record.
  • Complete a pass down to daytime CRMA prior to leaving shift.
  • Provide Break Coverage to each overnight staff.
  • Cover staff needing to leave early after arriving to work and unplanned callouts.
  • Rotate between buildings and help overnights with general duties, and ensure all overnights are awake/alert.
  • Provide overnight transportation as needed. Provide additional support to buildings with particularly acute residents.
  • Salt walkways before day staff arrive in inclement weather.

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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

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