Part Time Weekend Residential Counselor

Schedule

16 hours, Saturday & Sunday, 8AM-4:30PM.

Pay

$21.40 - $23.33 per hour DOE (based on relevant experience and skill set)

About the role

The Weekend Daytime Residential Counselor works in a transitional housing program for Veterans using a Housing First/Low Barrier model, supporting individuals with substance abuse, mental health, and/or physical disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Interact with and assist tenants as necessary
• Monitor the safety and security at 6 Hartford Street
• Perform regular rounds through the building
• Maintain a log of tenant interactions
• Appear alert and approachable at all times
• Assist with daily tasks such as answering phones, taking messages, and maintaining appropriate records
• Respond to email communications in an appropriate and timely fashion
• Actively participate in required trainings for Pine Street Inn direct care staff
• Assist tenants in obtaining their dinner meal and performing other activities of daily living (ADL) skills
• Work with other staff to engage tenants in leisure time activities
• Create and maintain a respectful atmosphere that empowers veterans to reach their highest level of functioning
• May run groups on the assigned shift
• May be temporarily or permanently reassigned to another Pine Street Inn program due to emergency or unforeseen program needs

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Basic computer literacy
• Some prior training in human services or experience working in the field
• Preferred: Counseling and/or Security experience
• Preferred: Advanced training in human services work
• Required: Minimum of one (1) year of prior work experience working with individuals suffering from complex disabilities in a shelter, community residence, or inpatient setting
• Required: Experience maintaining a safe environment for residents in a program setting
• Required: Experience as a human services team member
• Required: Familiarity with the concepts of rehabilitation and consumer empowerment
• Required: Experience working with veterans
• Required: Experience assisting people with ADL skills
• Required: Effective writing and verbal communication skills
• Preferred: Previous experience working with a Housing First/Low Barrier model
• Preferred: Experience working with the homeless population
• Preferred: Knowledge of or experience with CPI, First Aid, and/or Narcan

Location: 6 Hartford Street Dorchester, MA 02125