Awake Overnight Counselor: Help Adults Live Independently

Open Sky Community Services; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Life Insurance

PSLF eligibility

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Open Sky Community Services in Worcester, MA is hiring Awake Overnight Counselors to support adults with developmental challenges in residential settings. You will assist with individualized service plans, provide guided daily living activities, and help individuals access transportation and community activities.

You'll work overnight with a focus on safety, advocacy, and fostering independence, while documenting progress and following health and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required.
• Valid Driver's License and acceptable driving record required.
• Reliability, willingness to learn, and being open to new opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Awake Overnight Counselors support individuals with a developmental disability and/or mental illness live as independently as possible, while providing guidance and performing various levels of assisted daily living skills.
• Counselors act as strong advocates for individuals served and understand the importance of community integration.
• Assist in implementing individualized service plans.
• Assist with limited personal care, which includes direct care duties, occasional lifting, medication administration (with training), documentation, transportation, behavioral intervention, role modeling, and recreational activities.
• Implement all procedures that ensure the health, safety, and well-being of individuals and general cleanliness and safety of the physical site.
• Assist individuals to access and/or provide transportation.
• Review and complete all required documentation.

Skills

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Driver's license

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Open Sky Community Services in Worcester, MA is hiring Awake Overnight Counselors to support adults with developmental challenges in residential settings. You will assist with individualized service plans, provide guided daily living activities, and help individuals access transportation and community activities.

You'll work overnight with a focus on safety, advocacy, and fostering independence, while documenting progress and following health and safety procedures.