Per Diem Residential Counselor

Responsibilities

• Affirms development, implementation, and documentation of individual treatment support plans.
• Carries out a variety of daily tasks with persons served, including (re)habilitative interventions, behavioral interventions, and monitoring.
• Provides role model and support to persons served.
• Assists persons served in becoming fully integrated into their communities.
• Assesses persons served physical and emotional status, and reports changes to supervisor.
• Maintains program site safety and maintenance as necessary at all times.
• Oversees and participates in the daily living and cleaning of the program, inside and outside with persons served.
• Completes various paperwork and logs including communication logs, community membership logs, chore schedules, timesheets, and application forms.
• Performs crisis intervention, as needed.
• Provides Relief Pool Coordinator or Human Resources staff with current contact information, including working telephone number(s), email address, and mailing address.
• Performs other related duties, as required.

Requirements

• One to three months experience in a human services setting.
• Experience working with individuals with brain injury preferred.
• Typical Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Driving Requirements: May be called on to drive for Vinfen using either a Vinfen van or personal vehicle. A valid driver’s license must be presented at the time of employment.
• Physical Effort: Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb as this is a very physically active position. Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or the use of a two-person lift.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

About Vinfen

Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,500 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in over 550 sites throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.

For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers. My Job. My Community. My Vinfen. Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.