Residential Counselor: Mill House - 7073

About the role

Mills House is a community-based group home that provides 24-hour staffing and a built-in therapeutic component for 4 boys aged 14-21 who have experienced serious emotional and behavioral problems. The program emphasizes maximizing each boy's ability to develop skills for living successfully outside of an institutional setting through the participation in normative community activities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains physical environment and program standards set by funders, accreditors, and agency policies.
• Monitor self-administration of client medications in accordance with the agency medication policies and procedure as program may require.
• Effectively utilizes appropriate communication methods/tools to effectively collaborate with co-workers and clients.
• Teaches and assists all residents in areas of developmentally appropriate activities of daily living.
• Affords assistance/management of administrative functions and tasks at the direction of the supervisor.
• Prepares and facilitates educational and skill building groups and one to one intervention as directed by the treatment plan.
• Collaborates and coordinates care with providers and families as needed.
• Affords assistance/resolution of medical and psychiatric needs.
• Maintains documentation in compliance with agency and program standards.
• Participates in staff meetings, supervision, trainings, and other meetings as assigned.
• Adds additional duties as required.

Qualifications

• Education: High diploma or GED required.
• Experience: Two years’ experience working with a relevant population preferred.

Pay

$19.00/hour minimum, and up commensurate upon experience. Actual rates are determined at the time of offer and are based on relevant experience and internal equity, as well as, adherence to our internal equity policy. Many of our positions offer program/location differentials and/or sign-on incentives.