Overnight Residential Counselor

About the role

The Overnight Residential Counselor role at Lund provides essential parenting and life skills support in a therapeutic living community. This role guides residents in daily routines, helps them develop life skills, socialization techniques, and personal responsibility while maintaining a structured and supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide residents in daily routines, developing life skills, socialization techniques, and personal responsibility
• Mentor and encourage residents, implementing individualized treatment plans
• Monitor resident progress, provide crisis intervention, and create a safe, nurturing space for residents to thrive
• Set clear and consistent boundaries, supervise daily schedules, assist with household responsibilities, and support personal hygiene and self-care routines
• Collaborate with the treatment team to report on progress and challenges, ensuring each resident receives the care they need
• Teach and supervise meal preparation
• Explain daily routine, schedules, and activities to new residents
• Transport residents when necessary
• Provide on-site respite care to infants and young children in the program as necessary
• Complete nightly room checks and maintain adherence to safe sleep policy
• Administer medications, breathalyzers, and urinalysis once trained to do so
• Complete daily and monthly documentation as required
• Report to Shift Supervisor and Associate Director when incidents/discussions appear harmful, dangerous, or inappropriate and need further exploration and action
• Aid in floor coverage and planning as needed to ensure adequate staffing levels

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in human services related field and one year experience in mental health
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, deadlines, and demands; work well under pressure; availability to respond to occasional off-hours crisis; some state-wide travel to attend meetings; irregular hours at times to meet the needs of a 24-hour facility
• Ability to assist with childcare including lifting infants and toddlers; assist in social skill training including cooking and cleaning
• Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree
• Ability to maintain a valid VT Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation is required; occasional statewide travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with crisis intervention and conflict resolution
• Knowledge of child development and behavior management
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Knowledge of child development and behavior management

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements
• Flexible or hybrid schedules available for some positions
• Opportunities for professional growth through ongoing training and weekly supervision
• Staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.