Residential Counselor

About the role

The Residential Counselor role at Lund involves providing essential parenting and life skills support in a therapeutic living community. This role guides residents in daily routines, helping them develop life skills, socialization techniques, and personal responsibility while maintaining a structured and supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide residents in daily routines and develop life skills
• Implement individualized treatment plans and offer mentorship
• Monitor resident progress and provide crisis intervention
• Create a safe, nurturing space for residents to thrive
• Set clear and consistent boundaries, supervise daily schedules, and assist with household responsibilities
• Support personal hygiene and self-care routines
• Collaborate with the treatment team to report on progress and challenges
• Teach and supervise meal preparation
• Explain daily routine, schedules, and activities to new residents
• Transport residents when necessary
• Provide on-site respite care to infants and young children in the program as necessary
• Administer medications, breathalyzers, and urinalysis once trained to do so
• Complete daily and monthly documentation as required
• Report to Shift Supervisor and Associate Director when incidents/discussions appear harmful, dangerous, or inappropriate and need further exploration and action
• Auxiliary tasks may include assisting with floor coverage and planning as needed to ensure adequate staffing levels

Requirements

The successful completion of a background and driving checks is a condition of employment.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in human services related field and one year experience in mental health
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, deadlines, and demands; ability to work well under pressure; availability to respond to occasional off hours crisis; some state-wide travel to attend meetings; irregular hours at times to meet the needs of a 24-hour facility
• Ability to assist with childcare including lifting infants and toddlers; ability to assist in social skill training including cooking and cleaning
• Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree
• Ability to maintain a valid VT Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation is required; occasional statewide travel may be required

Benefits

Lund offers a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible positions that includes health, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, generous time-off accrual, 13 paid holidays, and wellness reimbursements. The team also values employee well-being, offering staff-led initiatives for wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as opportunities for work-life balance, with some positions offering flexible or hybrid schedules.

Pay

Competitive pay is provided for benefits-eligible positions.

Schedule

Irregular hours at times to meet the needs of a 24-hour facility.