Residential Counselor

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 58,741,000 - 61,606,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness days

9 holidays

Vacation first year (3 weeks)

Training & CEUs

Medical benefits

Financial health support

Career development

Job summary

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network in Framingham, MA is seeking Residential Counselors to work full-time or part-time at the Wayside Campus. Compensation includes a wage of $20.50–$21.50 per hour plus a sign-on bonus based on experience.

Responsibilities include supervising youth, supporting skill-building, and maintaining required certifications. The role involves transporting clients safely, coordinating activities, and ensuring a clean, safe living environment with meals and hygiene

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent required.
• Evenings and weekends required as part of scheduled shifts.
• Valid driver’s license required - motor vehicle background checks will be completed.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and engage with youth/residents in activities and daily routines.
• Support skill building for all youth/residents through collaborative team work.
• Show yourself to be a willing learner in trainings and maintain necessary certifications.
• Facilitating recreational activities for clients, working with the staff team to ensure the program structure while providing positive role modeling for youth.
• Safe client transportation and medication administration once MAP certified.
• Assist the program in providing basic needs for clients, such as regular meals, a safe and clean living environment, recreational activities, and appropriate hygiene.

Skills

Communication

Self-awareness

Risk management

Youth engagement

Flexibility

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Job description

Residential Counselors

Full-time or Part-time / Wayside Campus - Framingham

Salary Range: $20.50 - $21.50/hour depending on experience + sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time).

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has open positions where you can begin to build a career! No college degree necessary! Wayside provides a warm work environment with team focused management that places value on healthy work dynamics. A perfect job for folks who like to be busy, creative and offer innovative care to youth and families.

Benefits & Perks

• tuition and training reimbursement
• a PTO package with 3 wellness days
• 9 paid holidays
• up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year
• free training, CEUs, and more
• exceptional medical benefits
• financial health supports
• career development opportunities

What You Will Do

• Directly supervise and engage with youth/residents in activities and daily routines.
• Support skill building for all youth/residents through collaborative team work.
• Show yourself to be a willing learner in trainings and maintain necessary certifications.
• Facilitating recreational activities for clients, working with the staff team to ensure the program structure while providing positive role modeling for youth.
• Safe client transportation and medication administration once MAP certified.
• Assist the program in providing basic needs for clients, such as regular meals, a safe and clean living environment, recreational activities, and appropriate hygiene.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars

• High quality communication skills show an ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate with others at all levels.
• Reflective self-awareness.
• Ability to manage risk.
• Dynamic ability to support youth.
• Demonstrates flexibility and creative thinking (i.e. ability to adapt and adjust to changing work situations, processes, and procedures).

Minimum Requirements

• Valid drivers’ license required - motor vehicle background record checks will be completed.
• High School degree or equivalent required.
• Evenings and weekends required as part of scheduled shifts.
• Coverage of holiday shifts.
• Participation in mandatory stay late coverage rotation.

We will train you in

• Motivational Interviewing
• Courageous Conversations
• Trauma Informed Practice
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
• CPR and First Aid