Assistant Residential Counselor (624)

Lifeworks; Westwood (MA); On-site; USD 31,829 - 38,902; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) matching up to 3%

Staff retention bonus after 1 year**

Health insurance with 75% employer con

4.4 weeks of paid time off in thefirst

Long‑term disability and life ins. for

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible spending account

Job summary

Lifeworks in Westwood, MA seeks an Assistant Teacher Counselor for a Monday–Friday 6:00am–12:00pm shift. Salary is $35,366.00 per year. The role includes hands-on care, ISP development, and close collaboration with residential staff to support health, academics, and daily living skills.

The ideal candidate has experience with ID/DD, a high school diploma or GED, strong communication skills, and the ability to pass required background checks. MAP certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; MAP certification preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with ID/DD.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promotes optimal health for individuals through routine, preventive, and emergency health care.
• Assists with hands-on direct care including showering, toileting, shaving, brushing teeth, and meal-time assistance.
• Ensures residential environments are safe and free from harm.
• Provides education, training, counseling, and physical assistance to achieve ISP goals in various skills.
• Develops, writes, and presents annual ISPs and semi-annual assessments with staff and directors.
• Provides transportation to individuals as necessary.
• Communicates with family, guardians, and other stakeholders to coordinate programming.
• Performs case management, maintains confidential files, and attends meetings.

Skills

Experience with ID/DD

Verbal & written communication

MAP certification

Education

High school diploma or GED

MAP certification preferred

Job description

Assistant Teacher Counselor

Job ID: 624

Location: Westwood, MA

Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00am - 12:00pm

Salary: $35,366.00

Responsibilities

• Promotes optimal health for individuals through routine, preventive, and emergency health care.
• Assists with all hands‑on direct care including showering, toileting, shaving, brushing teeth, and meal‑time assistance.
• Ensures that residential environments are safe and secure and free from harm.
• Provides education, training, counseling, and physical assistance when necessary to achieve ISP goals in functional academics, domestic skills, health and personal hygiene, social and leisure skills, communication skills, community mobility, self‑esteem, and money management.
• Develops, writes, and presents annual ISPs and semi‑annual assessments in consultation with other residential staff and directors.
• Provides transportation to individuals as necessary.
• Communicates with persons significant to the individual served (family, friends, guardians, funding sources, advocates, volunteers, employers) to facilitate consistency of programming and support.
• Performs case management duties including maintenance of confidential files, ensuring cases are reviewed, documenting activities, and training; attends regular meetings as necessary.

Requirements

• Experience working with individuals with ID/DD.
• High school diploma/GED; experience in a related field preferred.
• Must be able to pass fingerprint background check, CORI, DPPC, and driving background checks.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Valid MAP certification preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• 403(b) matching up to 3%
• $2,000.00 staff retention bonus after 1 year**
• Health insurance with two plan choices and a 75% employer contribution
• 4.4 weeks of paid time off in the first year of employment
• Long‑term disability insurance & life insurance free for employees
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible spending account

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lifeworks, Inc. believes diversity strengthens the value of our workplace and communities. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimer

This job profile identifies the general duties and minimum level of skills required to perform this job. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned. The employee can be responsible for all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Employment at Lifeworks is on an at‑will basis. This means that the employee or employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason or for no reason and with or without prior notice. Nothing in this job description or employee handbook creates an employment agreement, express or implied, or any other agreement between an employee and Lifeworks.