Residential Counselor - Alameda County

Bay Area Community Services; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 37,195,000 - 41,328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and life insurance

Vision reimbursement

Children’s healthcare option

PTO/Holidays 31 days

403b plan

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Bay Area Community Services in Oakland is hiring full-time Residential Counselors to help participants achieve self-sufficiency through milieu-based care, counseling, and crisis de-escalation. The role emphasizes whatever it takes interventions, wellness and recovery, and on-site support.

Two openings in Oakland with shifts Tue-Sat; qualifications include a High School Diploma and 4 years in mental health or social services; bilingual preferred; CA driver’s license required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; 4 years of paid work in mental health/social services (1 year may be substituted).
• Associate or higher degree preferred.
• Bilingual in threshold language preferred; valid CA driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide supportive counseling in a milieu environment to support wellness and recovery goals.
• Engage participants to implement active service and discharge plans; support independent living skills.
• Provide milieu treatment, crisis intervention, and crisis assessment as needed.
• Perform medication management per regulatory standards (support self-medication prompting or administration at licensed facilities).
• Maintain participant files and data in an electronic health record system.
• Foster community relations and coordinate with treatment providers for client care.
• Maintain a safe program environment; assist with meal prep, housekeeping, and property duties.
• Apply evidence-based practices including harm reduction and wraparound support.
• Attend supervision, staff meetings, and ongoing training.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Associate Degree preferred

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

BACS is now hiring Full-time Residential Counselors in Oakland! If you love helping people this could be the position for you!

The Residential Counselor will assist participants engaged in residential services to achieve the highest level of self-sufficiency and support so they can integrate into the community. The Residential Counselor will conduct “whatever it takes” interventions towards the overall care for the participant to help them in their wellness and recovery process. The Residential Counselor will provide independent skills, counseling, rehabilitation, and on-site support, including assertive engagement and crisis de-escalation services, in a milieu-based approach.

Positions: 2 openings in Oakland

• 1 NOC (tue-sat), 1 Day Tue-Sat

Responsibilities:

• Supportive counseling in a milieu environment and aid in participant’s wellness and recovery goals.
• Engages with participants to implement active service plans, goals, and discharge plans. Supports individuals with independent living skills.
• Provide milieu treatment, crisis intervention, and crisis assessment as necessary.
• Performs medication management in accordance with regulatory standards, which may be supporting individuals with self-medication prompting or administering medications if at a licensed facility.
• Maintain accurate and current participant files, charts, progress notes, and records; enter data into electronic health record system.
• Foster a positive working relationship with members of the community; initiate and maintain contact with treatment providers in the community to ensure client care coordination.
• Responsible for the maintenance and protection of a safe program environment; assist participants in meal preparation/general housekeeping and property management duties.
• Practices Evidence-Based Practices in accordance with programs and practice’s philosophy of care including harm reduction, whatever it takes, and wraparound support.
• Attend and participate in supervision, staff meetings, and training.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma required and must have 4 years of paid work experience in mental health/social services (1 year of customer services may be substituted). Degree is preferred.
  Associate Degree is preferred.
• Bilingual in threshold language preferred.
• Valid California driver’s license, personal vehicle, and proof of personal vehicle insurance coverage. DMV printout required.
• Must be able to meet Community Care Licensing Requirements: pass physical exam, TB test, DOJ Fingerprint Clearance, and Red Cross First Aid/CPR training certification.

Benefits/Perks:

• Starting at $27.00 per hour, then $30.00 per hour after satisfactory performance and achievement of all job related goals and requirements for the 90 day introductory period.
• +3% per hour differential for specified language fluency. In Alameda County - Chinese, Cantonese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Farsi, Cambodian and Tagalog
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and life insurance coverage options for employees, plus a vision reimbursement program. Children’s healthcare coverage is available for as little as $25/month. Average employer-paid benefit value: approximately $913/month per enrolled individual. BACS contributions apply to company-sponsored plans only.
• 31 days off (PTO/Holiday)
• 403b plan.
• Significant internal growth opportunities.

Bay Area Community Services is a CARF accredited non-profit, community-based agency celebrating over 70 years of serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento and Solano Counties by providing mental health and social services. BACS’ mission is to uplift under-served individuals and their families by doing whatever it takes. We are proud to be one of the leading agencies producing real outcomes to tough social problems. BACS owes its reputation as an innovator to our innovative and entrepreneurial staff. We are seeking individuals who want to transform clinical practice to be client-centered and effective in the field and who want to lead empowered teams to meet goals.

BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER