Per Diem Residential Counselor
About the role
As a Per Diem Residential Counselor, you will provide direct support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a small group residential setting or an individual living arrangement. Your role involves working together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives by either building independence skills or increasing each person's quality of life.
Responsibilities
- Aid in developing, implementing, and documenting individual treatment support plans.
- Responsible for a variety of daily tasks with persons served, including (re)habilitative interventions, behavioral interventions, and monitoring.
- Provide role model and support to persons served.
- Absorb persons served into their communities.
- Assess persons served physical and emotional status, and report changes to supervisor.
- Ensure program site safety and maintenance as necessary at all times.
- Oversee and participate in the daily living and cleaning of the program, inside and outside with persons served.
- This includes, but is not limited to, cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, general housekeeping, lawn mowing, snow shoveling, and garbage removal.
- Comply with all corporate and divisional policies and procedures, including safe work practices, workers’ compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control.
- Store, administer, document and dispose of medication for persons served consistent with MAP/MAC requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy.
- Complete various paperwork and logs including communication logs, community membership logs, chore schedules, timesheets, and application forms.
- Perform crisis intervention, as needed.
- Provide Relief Pool Coordinator or Human Resources staff with current contact information, including working telephone number(s), email address, and mailing address.
- Perform other related duties, as required.
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.
Qualifications
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- A bachelor's degree in a Human Services related field is preferred.
- Experience working with people with developmental disabilities and/or acquired brain injury is strongly preferred.
- Strong time management and writing skills are required.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- A valid driver’s license for at least 6 months and access to a reliable, fully insured vehicle are required.
- Must be able to become CPR, First Aid certified within 2 weeks of employment, Safety Care certified within 90 days of employment and MAP certified within 150 days of employment.
- Certification trainings are offered through Vinfen upon hire.
- Must be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference, national fingerprinting and driving record check.
Pay Range
USD $19.22 - USD $19.22 /Hr.