Respite Counselor - 1st shift

About the role

We make a difference – in your community and in your career. In this exciting role, the Respite Counselor will work as part of a team in this acute care residence. The Respite Counselor will provide guidance, education, supervision, and direct supports to allow consumers to maintain their physical and emotional health, live safely in the community and develop the skills necessary to return to independent living. Interactions between staff and consumers will be guided by an appreciation for those being served as unique individuals and adults, with the expectation and goal of crisis or situational stabilization. The Respite programs provide both short and long-term care for persons experiencing mental health, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorders who might otherwise require treatment in an inpatient setting and would benefit from structured stabilization, support, care coordination, and treatment planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance, education, supervision, and direct supports to consumers.
• Help consumers maintain physical and emotional health.
• Support consumers to live safely in the community.
• Assist consumers in developing skills necessary to return to independent living.
• Guide interactions with consumers by appreciating them as unique individuals and adults.
• Work toward crisis or situational stabilization.
• Provide short and long-term care for persons with mental health, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorders.
• Offer structured stabilization, support, care coordination, and treatment planning.

Requirements

Skills

• Ability to communicate in and comprehend English, including clearly documenting consumer progress and activities in program records.
• Ability to work as a member of a team and to function independently.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Basic computer fluency, including Microsoft Office.
• Valid driver’s license, safe driving record, and regular access to a reliable vehicle.

Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree with one year of related experience, OR
• High School Diploma with three years of related experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Twelve paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

Pay

Pay Rate: $21.85/hour (High School Diploma); $22.94/hour with a Bachelor’s Degree.

Schedule

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours; Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.