Residential Counselor - Alameda County

Bay Area Community Services (BACS); Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

Dental and life insurance

Vision reimbursement

31 days PTO/Holiday

403b plan

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Bay Area Community Services is seeking Full-time Residential Counselors in Oakland to support participants in residential services toward self-sufficiency and community integration. The role includes on-site counseling, crisis de-escalation, and milieu-based care to promote wellness and recovery.

The position requires a High School Diploma and 4 years of mental health/social services experience (1 year of customer service may count).

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required and 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.
• Must have valid California driver’s license, personal vehicle, and proof of insurance; DMV printout required.

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 independent living skills.
• Provide milieu treatment, crisis intervention, and crisis assessment as necessary.
• Perform medication management in accordance with regulatory standards; may support self-medication prompting or administer medications at a licensed facility.
• Maintain accurate participant files, charts and progress notes; enter data into electronic health records.
• Foster relations with community treatment providers to coordinate client care.
• Ensure a safe program environment; assist with meal preparation, housekeeping and property management.
• Apply evidence-based practices including harm reduction and wraparound support; participate in supervision and training.

Skills

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma

Associate Degree preferred

Bachelor's degree preferred

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 its 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.

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