Overnight Residential Counselor
VitalHires · San Diego, CA · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$19–$21/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Must only include sections with real content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: Overnight Residential Counselor (but we don't repeat title as heading)
- Organization: San Diego Youth Services
- Description: The counselor is responsible for supervising residents in a shelter setting, conducting intakes, and providing crisis intervention and mediation. They must also maintain shelter safety, cleanliness, and accurate documentation of resident progress and program data.
- Context of the position: Supervise residential service partners in milieu. Provide crisis intervention, group facilitation and intake counseling and mediation. Maintain relief coverage.
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: list bullet points:
- Maintain shelter schedule, rules, and consequences.
- Maintain program structure through supervision of residents.
- Ensure completion of chores by residents.
- Conduct intakes, assist in development of life plans.
- Teach and model skills through individuals and groups including youth leadership.
- Assist in teaching life skills, healthy coping skills, and standards of quality.
- Maintain data collection and contact compliance of records as required.
- Communicate necessary information and events through utilization of communication logs or direct contact.
- Maintain shelter cleanliness and safety.
- Attend any mandatory trainings/meetings
- Maintain a working knowledge of MIS equipment.
- Welcome and support volunteers in the organization and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.
- Maintain positive relationship with community and donors.
- Have Weekday Availability for Overnight shifts.
- Other Duties As Required.
- SDYS EXPECTATIONS: list bullet points:
- Adhere to and uphold the rigorous standards of SDYS as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of service partner protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws including HIPAA.
- Welcome and support SDYS volunteers and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.
- Effectively communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Receive and give supportive feedback to foster equity and inclusion in working relationships.
- Recognize, nurture, and learn from strengths in co-workers.
- Maintain warm, welcoming and safe work environments.
- Possess flexibility to accomplish job responsibilities in several work environments, whether it be from home, on the road, or in an office.
- Preferred Education, Years Of Experience And Qualifications:
- Able to work with homeless runaway youth in a shelter setting.
- Be available to cover shift in case of illness or vacations on short notice.
- Be available to stay overtime to complete crises intervention or necessary crises documentation.
- Experience Working In a Residential Setting Preferred.
- Bilingual Spanish-English speaking helpful.
- Able to work in a very diverse setting with people of all backgrounds, culture and orientation.
- Must be available to work a minimum of one shift per quarter in evenings, overnight, weekends and holidays.
- Must be able to obtain/maintain CPR and First Aid Certification.
- Hire subject to background check, TB test, and drug test.
- Physical requirements: Able to lift and carry 25 lbs. Able to be cleared to drive own vehicle & agency vehicle (if applicable) and have valid driver’s license.
- Supervisory responsibilities: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
- HourlyPayRange: $19-$21
- Benefits: SDYS offers a comprehensive benefits package to full time employees that includes generous PTO, personal holidays, health, vision, dental, life insurance, parental leave and a 403(b)-retirement plan with matching contribution. SDYS is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.
- Also later: Benefits list: Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Paid time off, Life insurance, Parental leave, 403(b) retirement plan, Public service loan forgiveness, Personal holidays, Matching contribution.
- Posting details: Employment type Full Time, Work arrangement On Site, Experience 0-2 yrs, Salary $19 - $21/hr, Location San Diego, California, Posted Sep 16, 2026.
We need to include sections only if real specific content. Likely sections: About the role (maybe description), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements/Qualifications (preferred education etc), Skills (maybe bilingual, CPR, etc), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (maybe shift availability). Must not include filler.
We need to decide what goes where.
We have description: "The counselor is responsible for supervising residents in a shelter setting, conducting intakes, and providing crisis intervention and mediation. They must also maintain shelter safety, cleanliness, and accurate documentation of resident progress and program data." That's a prose summary; could go under About the role (or Responsibilities). But we also have ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS list which is more detailed responsibilities. So we could have About the role as a short paragraph summarizing role, and Responsibilities as the list.
Requirements/Qualifications: The "Preferred Education, Years Of Experience And Qualifications" list includes many items; also there is "Must be able to obtain/maintain CPR and First Aid Certification." etc. Also "Experience Working In a Residential Setting Preferred." Also "Bilingual Spanish-English speaking helpful." Also "Must be available to work a minimum of one shift per quarter in evenings, overnight, weekends and holidays." Also physical requirements. Also "Supervisory responsibilities: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities." That's a qualification.
Skills: Could include bilingual, CPR/First Aid, ability to lift 25 lbs, valid driver's license, ability to work diverse setting, etc.
Pay: HourlyPayRange $19-$21.
Schedule: "Have Weekday Availability for Overnight shifts." Also "Must be available to work a minimum of one shift per quarter in evenings, overnight, weekends and holidays." Also "Be available to cover shift in case of illness or vacations on short notice." Also "Be available to stay overtime to complete crises intervention or necessary crises documentation." So schedule info.
Benefits: list as above.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include application instructions like "To apply, please send resume..." Remove.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove.
We must not include duplicated lines.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Must only include sections with real content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: Overnight Residential Counselor (but we don't repeat title as heading)
- Organization: San Diego Youth Services
- Description: The counselor is responsible for supervising residents in a shelter setting, conducting intakes, and providing crisis intervention and mediation. They must also maintain shelter safety, cleanliness, and accurate documentation of resident progress and program data.
- Context of the position: Supervise residential service partners in milieu. Provide crisis intervention, group facilitation and intake counseling and mediation. Maintain relief coverage.
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: list bullet points:
- Maintain shelter schedule, rules, and consequences.
- Maintain program structure through supervision of residents.
- Ensure completion of chores by residents.
- Conduct intakes, assist in development of life plans.
- Teach and model skills through individuals and groups including youth leadership.
- Assist in teaching life skills, healthy coping skills, and standards of quality.
- Maintain data collection and contact compliance of records as required.
- Communicate necessary information and events through utilization of communication logs or direct contact.
- Maintain shelter cleanliness and safety.
- Attend any mandatory trainings/meetings
- Maintain a working knowledge of MIS equipment.
- Welcome and support volunteers in the organization and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.
- Maintain positive relationship with community and donors.
- Have Weekday Availability for Overnight shifts.
- Other Duties As Required.
- SDYS EXPECTATIONS: list bullet points:
- Adhere to and uphold the rigorous standards of SDYS as mandated by its mission, purpose, guiding principles and standards of quality.
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of service partner protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws including HIPAA.
- Welcome and support SDYS volunteers and assist them in accomplishing their services whenever applicable.
- Effectively communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Receive and give supportive feedback to foster equity and inclusion in working relationships.
- Recognize, nurture, and learn from strengths in co-workers.
- Maintain warm, welcoming and safe work environments.
- Possess flexibility to accomplish job responsibilities in several work environments, whether it be from home, on the road, or in an office.
- Preferred Education, Years Of Experience And Qualifications:
- Able to work with homeless runaway youth in a shelter setting.
- Be available to cover shift in case of illness or vacations on short notice.
- Be available to stay overtime to complete crises intervention or necessary crises documentation.
- Experience Working In a Residential Setting Preferred.
- Bilingual Spanish-English speaking helpful.
- Able to work in a very diverse setting with people of all backgrounds, culture and orientation.
- Must be available to work a minimum of one shift per quarter in evenings, overnight, weekends and holidays.
- Must be able to obtain/maintain CPR and First Aid Certification.
- Hire subject to background check, TB test, and drug test.
- Physical requirements: Able to lift and carry 25 lbs. Able to be cleared to drive own vehicle & agency vehicle (if applicable) and have valid driver’s license.
- Supervisory responsibilities: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
- HourlyPayRange: $19-$21
- Benefits: SDYS offers a comprehensive benefits package to full time employees that includes generous PTO, personal holidays, health, vision, dental, life insurance, parental leave and a 403(b)-retirement plan with matching contribution. SDYS is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer.
- Also later: Benefits list: Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Paid time off, Life insurance, Parental leave, 403(b) retirement plan, Public service loan forgiveness, Personal holidays, Matching contribution.
- Posting details: Employment type Full Time, Work arrangement On Site, Experience 0-2 yrs, Salary $19 - $21/hr, Location San Diego, California, Posted Sep 16, 2026.
We need to include sections only if real specific content. Likely sections: About the role (maybe description), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements/Qualifications (preferred education etc), Skills (maybe bilingual, CPR, etc), Benefits, Pay, Schedule (maybe shift availability). Must not include filler.
We need to decide what goes where.
We have description: "The counselor is responsible for supervising residents in a shelter setting, conducting intakes, and providing crisis intervention and mediation. They must also maintain shelter safety, cleanliness, and accurate documentation of resident progress and program data." That's a prose summary; could go under About the role (or Responsibilities). But we also have ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS list which is more detailed responsibilities. So we could have About the role as a short paragraph summarizing role, and Responsibilities as the list.
Requirements/Qualifications: The "Preferred Education, Years Of Experience And Qualifications" list includes many items; also there is "Must be able to obtain/maintain CPR and First Aid Certification." etc. Also "Experience Working In a Residential Setting Preferred." Also "Bilingual Spanish-English speaking helpful." Also "Must be available to work a minimum of one shift per quarter in evenings, overnight, weekends and holidays." Also physical requirements. Also "Supervisory responsibilities: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities." That's a qualification.
Skills: Could include bilingual, CPR/First Aid, ability to lift 25 lbs, valid driver's license, ability to work diverse setting, etc.
Pay: HourlyPayRange $19-$21.
Schedule: "Have Weekday Availability for Overnight shifts." Also "Must be available to work a minimum of one shift per quarter in evenings, overnight, weekends and holidays." Also "Be available to cover shift in case of illness or vacations on short notice." Also "Be available to stay overtime to complete crises intervention or necessary crises documentation." So schedule info.
Benefits: list as above.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include application instructions like "To apply, please send resume..." Remove.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove.
We must not include duplicated lines.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... (summary)
Responsibilities
- ... each essential function ...
Qualifications
- ... each qualification from Preferred Education etc ...