Substitute Residential Counselor

About the role

Lund is a qualified employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness. Join The Lund Team: support and empower Vermont families!

Responsibilities

• Provide parent education, life skill support, and milieu management within treatment setting providing residential services to pregnant and parenting individuals and their children.
• Collaborate with team of professionals to ensure high quality integrated services for individuals with mental health and substance use treatment needs.
• Opportunities to provide nurturing care to young children in a fun and fast-paced environment.
• Comprehensive onboarding and ongoing training provided.
• Opportunity for supervision toward certification or credentialing as applicable.
• Hourly rate of $21/hour.
• $2.50/hour shift differential offered for overnight and weekend shifts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human services related field strongly preferred; individuals pursuing Bachelor's degree and with relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
• Experience providing care to young children necessary.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment; flexibility, adaptability, and open-mindedness necessary.
• Experience working in residential treatment setting preferred.
• Demonstrates each of the following:
• Ability to perform the essential job functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate Lund’s values of collaboration, compassion, empathy, integrity, and respect.
• Ability to understand and comply with operational standards, safety requirements, and employee policies.
• Ability to actively support diversity, equity and cultural competency efforts within the stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent judgement and operate with the utmost confidentiality.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, families and other departments.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully both orally and in writing.
• Proficiency in the use of applicable hardware and software as required.

Qualifications

• Maintain a valid VT Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation is required; occasional statewide travel may be required.

Skills

• Proficiency in the use of applicable hardware and software as required.

Benefits

Professional growth and ongoing training opportunities are available; Lund offers weekly supervision.

Pay

Hourly rate of $21/hour. $2.50/hour shift differential offered for overnight and weekend shifts.

Schedule

Substitute Residential Counselors work a variable schedule. Residential Shifts Available: - Daytime (7am-5pm) - Evenings (2pm-12am) - Overnights (10pm-8am)