Residential Counselor

Arrow Child & Family Ministries; Bel Air (MD); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Mileage reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Learning & development

Job summary

Arrow Child & Family Ministries is looking for a Residential Counselor to provide daily care and supervision for residents in Maryland. You will implement trauma-informed care, supervise activities, teach life skills, and document shift notes and incidents with strict adherence to guidelines.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED with at least one year of relevant experience; RCYCP licensure within 180 days is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED and at least one year of experience working with children and families; Bachelor’s degree preferred. Must obtain RCYCP licensure within 180 days.

Responsibilities

• Engage in a trauma-informed model to provide physical and emotional safety for residents.
• Supervise residents during activities to observe and promote positive social behavior and manners.
• Model and teach life skills to help residents develop interpersonal relationships and navigate surroundings.
• Complete shift documentation including residential case notes, incident reports, and resident inventories; assist with clinical or medical documentation.
• Observe clinical staff methods and participate in treatment, limit setting, and treatment plan implementation; co-facilitate clinical groups.
• Escort residents to groups, interviews, meals, recreation, education activities, and medical appointments; assist supervision.
• Maintain age-appropriate rules and conduct for residents during work, recreation, and education.
• Administer and record medications as ordered by physician or nurse.
• Provide supervision for resident participation in canine and equine programs; assist with animal care when needed.
• Work to prevent inappropriate behaviors in the residential area.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Maintain professional boundaries between staff and residents; ensure appropriate working relationships.
• Communicate information internally and externally to facilitate resident treatment.
• Be flexible to work various shifts on multiple days; attend trainings and meetings.
• Review client files to become familiar with residents’ individualized needs and goals.
• Perform duties within contract, state and federal regulations, company policy, and regulatory standards.
• May be required to drive vehicles; be insurable and complete vehicle training.

Job description

Overview

The Residential Counselor is responsible for daily care and supervision of residents while in care.

Benefits Include

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options, including HSA match for qualifying contributions.
• Parental Paid Leave
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement available.
• Company sponsored learning and development

Responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

• Engage in a trauma informed model of programming to provide physical and emotional safety for residents.
• Supervise residents in various activities in order to observe and promote positive social behavior or affect changes in their social behavior. Teaches rules, manners, practices for interpersonal relationships, personal care, etc.
• Model and teach life skills to program residents that will help them develop interpersonal relationships, social skills and how to navigate through their internal and external surroundings.
• Complete shift documentation including but not limited to residential case notes, incident reports, and resident inventory; also required to complete documentation requested by clinical or medical staff such as sleep logs and behavior checklists.
• Observe methods/techniques of clinical staff and participate in treatment of residents in interaction, limit setting, and implementation of treatment plans, also responsible for co- facilitation and involvement in clinical groups.
• Assignments include but are not limited to: escorting residents to groups, interviews, meetings, mealtime, recreation, educational activities, medical appointments, and participate in supervision and instruction.
• Maintain developmental age-appropriate rules and expectations, including proper conduct of residents during work, recreation, and education.
• Administer and record medication as ordered by physician or delegating nurse.
• Provide supervision for resident participation in the canine and equine programs to include direct care for the animals when necessary.
• Work to prevent inappropriate behaviors in the residential area.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Maintain professional boundaries between self and residents to ensure appropriateness in the working relationship.
• Communicate all appropriate information internally and externally to facilitate the treatment of the resident.
• Must be flexible and available to work various shifts on multiple days of the week.
• Attend trainings and meetings as required.
• Review client files on a periodic basis to become familiar with the specific, individualized needs and goals of the residents in their care.
• Perform all duties within contract, state and federal regulations, company policy, and regulatory agency standards.
• May be required to drive vehicles, be insurable with our auto insurance provider, and complete company vehicle training.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED and at least one (1) year of experience working with children and families, preferably in the child welfare industry. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Must be able to obtain RCYCP licensure within 180 days of employment.