Senior Residential Counselor (In Home)

Chesterfield County • Chesterfield, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Mental Health Support Services (MHSS) is seeking a Senior Residential Counselor to provide supervision and leadership in direct assistance, support/supportive counseling, and skills training to individuals with intellectual disabilities in an intermediate care facility (ICF). This role involves working in group homes, supported living, in-home, and family settings. The Senior Residential Counselor will develop, implement, and monitor individualized service plans, provide oversight and support to individuals in apartment settings to increase independence, and direct Direct Support Professional (DSP) staff in a supported living program. Responsibilities also include preparing and maintaining casework documentation using an electronic health record, transporting individuals, assisting with health and safety (medication administration, medical appointments), scheduling staff and services, and potentially conducting new staff orientation and in-service training.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitative Counseling, or a similar field
• Two years of experience in working with intellectual disabled individuals
• Current valid driver’s license and good driving record required
• Based on the Virginia DMV point system, records must not reflect a total of six or more demerit points within the twenty-four months preceding the anticipated hire date, or one major violation of six demerit points within the preceding thirty-six months
• Out-of-state driving records must be obtained by applicant and presented at time of interview
• Records must reflect at least three years of history and be dated within thirty days of interview date
• Pre-employment drug testing, FBI criminal background check and education/degree verification required
• Working knowledge of the nature of intellectual disabilities and the role of residential support services
• Ability to supervise consumers in a residential setting
• Ability to develop and implement individualized service plans
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to operate a personal computer and related software and other standard office equipment
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory experience preferred
• At least three years of In-Home/Supported Living experience and writing Residential Individualized Service Plans (ISP) preferred
• Medication Administration and CPR/First Aid certification preferred
• Ability to teach life skills to increase independence preferred
• Knowledge of person-centered practices with intellectual disabilities/developmental disabilities populations preferred
• Experience with an electronic health record preferred

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors implementation of individualized service plans for individuals with intellectual disabilities participating in a residential program
• Provides oversight and support to individuals living in apartment settings to help increase their independence
• Provides oversight and direction to Direct Support Professional (DSP) staff in a supported living program
• Prepares and maintains casework documentation as required in the delivery of services (e.g. case histories, assessments, creating ISPs, treatment plans, progress notes, personal spending funds, facility inspections, etc.) using an electronic health record
• Transports individuals to desired locations and ensures opportunities for community involvement and integration
• Assists in ensuring the health and safety of the individuals served by administering medications, scheduling and accompanying them to medical appointments, etc.
• Assists with scheduling staff and individual services
• May conduct orientation of new staff and in-service training
• Performs other work as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior