Night-Shift Sober Living Counselor — Recovery Support

St Johns Community Services; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 2,755,000 - 2,893,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plans

Company paid LTD

PTO, vacation, and sick time

Connectivity reimbursements

Job summary

St. John's Community Services in Ithaca, NY is seeking a Part-Time Sober Living Residential Counselor for a 12AM-8AM Thursday-Saturday shift. You will help provide trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care in a residential setting and support residents' daily living needs.

The role emphasizes safety, documentation, teamwork, and compassionate engagement with residents working toward recovery goals. Competitive hourly pay and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• A year or more of relevant experience.
• CRPA or working toward a CRPA certification.
• CASAC or working towards CASAC certification.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in human services, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and well-being of all residents, staff, and visitors within the residential program.
• Provide person-centered, recovery-oriented care that respects each resident’s dignity, autonomy, and individualized treatment goals.
• Facilitate and co-facilitate educational groups and community events.
• Maintain orderliness, cleanliness, structure, and consistency within the program’s daily operations to support a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Develop, foster, and maintain positive, collaborative, and professional relationships with residents, families, referral sources, and SJCS team members.
• Orienting residents to the program
• Conducting safety and checks for unsafe items in residents rooms and common areas
• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly tasks to assist in maintaining operations of the house
• Maintain a safe residential environment by minimizing unsafe items, monitoring community safety concerns, and maintaining awareness of resident and staff whereabouts in accordance with emergency protocols and program expectations
• Maintain the therapeutic integrity of the residential community by actively engaging with residents, modeling healthy behaviors, reinforcing positive decision-making, and redirecting unsafe or counterproductive behaviors using empathy and professionalism
• Support residents through teachable moments by modeling communication skills, emotional regulation, healthy coping skills, conflict resolution, and recovery-oriented decision-making
• Complete all required documentation, reports, shift notes, and electronic records accurately and within established timeframes
• Participate actively in shift transitions, team communication, supervision, training, and other assigned program activities
• Assist residents with daily living skills (e.g., routines, hygiene, time management, accountability)
• Monitor resident behavior, mood changes, and overall functioning, and report concerns appropriately
• Support residents with self medication administrative, completing daily MAR, and medication counts at shift changes

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Cultural responsiveness

Ethics & confidentiality

Team collaboration

Crisis de-escalation

Documentation skills

Education

High School diploma

Associate or bachelor's degree in human services

CRPA certification (desired)

CASAC certification (desired)

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

St. John's Community Services in Ithaca, NY is seeking a Part-Time Sober Living Residential Counselor for a 12AM-8AM Thursday-Saturday shift. You will help provide trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care in a residential setting and support residents' daily living needs.

The role emphasizes safety, documentation, teamwork, and compassionate engagement with residents working toward recovery goals. Competitive hourly pay and benefits are offered.