PRN Residential Counselor

About the role

This role supports individuals receiving services by assisting with daily living activities and fostering recovery, wellness, and self-determination. Key responsibilities include implementing and documenting person-centered activities, promoting community integration, and encouraging independence. Additionally, the position contributes to maintaining a safe and welcoming service environment. All duties align with the agency’s mission, values, and goals.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and implementation of service/recovery plans reflecting the individual’s preferences, goals, lifestyles, and interests.
• Assess, teach, evaluate, and supervise individual’s skills in the areas of daily living, meal planning, housekeeping, career needs, and social, recreational, and community activities.
• Complete written documentation daily that reflects the individual’s recovery and progress on their goals as well as staff interventions.
• Assist and oversee individuals with medication regimen including PRN medications.
• Consistently engage in productive/therapeutic activities.
• Encourage and support individuals in developing positive relationships with family and significant others.
• Assist individuals through modeling, verbal teaching, and/or direct assistance with maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of their individual rooms and their residence.
• Assist or prepare various foods for individual meals as required; ensure that any/all dietary considerations are followed.
• Locate and access community medical resources for individual needs as applicable and as instructed.
• Take regular responsibility in shift activities, including but not limited to site trash removal, changing linens, making beds, cleaning bathrooms, cleaning common areas (living room, kitchen, foyer, dining area, hallways).
• Maintain cleanliness of work areas, including assisting with maintenance of the kitchen, common areas, linen closets, medication storage areas, and staff office.
• Use appropriate communication channels and respond appropriately to safety/emergency situations.
• Drive agency vehicles in a safe manner following applicable traffic laws for purposes of supporting individuals and/or the program.
• Provide consistent and positive feedback to participants in relation to the progress made on their goals.
• Provide individuals with opportunities to make informed decisions and support them in their decisions.
• Actively uphold and advocate for individuals’ rights.
• Use knowledge of basic recovery principles and methods of rehabilitation in the performance of your job.
• Ensure individuals participate in appropriate daily activities that promote recovery.
• Use person-centered language (non-judgmental or negative) in written documentation and communicate with individuals using language that promotes respect, acceptance and hope for their recovery.
• Work creatively with people in recovery with respect to their cultural heritage or cultural identification, age, disability, religious or spiritual identification.
• Actively provide opportunities and support to the individual in finding and expressing spiritual growth/well-being.
• Monitor, assess and report everyone’s need for additional or replacement clothing or personal items and notify Program Supervisor.
• Educate, discuss, and encourage residents to address their daily and long-term physical health.
• Assist individuals who are on smoking precautions to maintain safety.
• Encourage and assist individuals through modeling, verbal teaching, and/or direct assistance to engage in appropriate personal hygiene activities (getting dressed, tooth brushing, showering, toileting, etc.).
• Review emergency procedures with individuals on a regular basis.
• Assist and supervise individuals in the planning, initiation and participation of social and recreational activities based on their interests.
• Support individuals in accessing the community through use of agency or public transportation and provide opportunities and support to access community resources in achieving their goals.

Benefits

• Robust Health and Welfare Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 403B with Employer Match
• Employee Referral Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Strong collaborating skills and an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; high energy, self-motivated and proactive.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and be flexible with regard to workload and assignments.
• Ability to exercise judgment.
• Knowledge of basic principles and methods of rehabilitation required.
• Motivation, interest and ability to work empathetically with people with disabilities.
• Ability to work independently required.
• Must be able to write and speak English in an understandable manner.
• Ability to handle effectively multiple tasks required.
• Ability to take direction.
• Ability to prepare meals, perform general housekeeping and maintenance duties required.
• Ability to make sound judgments regarding the health/welfare of participant required.
• Ability and willingness to drive agency vehicles are required.

Requirements

• Required Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field
• Preferred Work Experience: 1 to 2 years in Human Services field or relevant life experience
• Required Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: Valid Driver’s License; CPRP/RPRP Certification is preferred; Certified Peer Specialist is preferred.

Salary: $16.35 an hour

Available Shifts: PRN