Residential Counselor - Full-Time

COMHAR, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 16,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

COMHAR, Inc. is seeking a full-time Residential Counselor in Philadelphia, PA. This role involves supporting adults with mental health challenges in a structured residential environment. Responsibilities include facilitating activities, assisting with daily living skills, and ensuring client safety. Ideal candidates will have a High School Diploma and some experience in a mental health setting. COMHAR offers a generous benefits package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, and a 403(b) retirement plan.

Qualifications

• 6 months to 1 year of experience in a mental health environment.
• Current Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support and guidance to adults in a residential setting.
• Facilitate individual and group activities for clients.
• Ensure safety and security of the facility.
• Document client progress and service plans accurately.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Crisis intervention

Problem-solving skills

Education

High School Diploma (or GED)

Job description

Looking for a career where you can make a meaningful impact every day? If you’re passionate about supporting adults in a residential setting, COMHAR invites you to join our team as a Residential Counselor. In this vital role, you’ll provide daily support, guidance, and structure to adults with mental health, behavioral health, and social challenges, helping them build skills and achieve greater independence.

Full-Time | Philadelphia, PA 19034 Area

Residential Counselor Salary: $16.84/HR

Residential Counselor Shifts:

• Monday-Friday 3:00PM-11:00PM
• Per Diem/ On-Call

Job Summary

The Residential Counselor provides direct care and support to adults receiving services through COMHAR’s Community Residential Rehabilitation Services (CRRS), located in the Kensington section of North Philadelphia. CRRS offers a homelike, structured living environment that promotes independence, self-determination, and recovery. Residential Counselors support individuals with mental health, behavioral health, emotional, and social challenges by assisting with daily living skills, goal setting, and community integration.

In this role, counselors work with individuals and groups to help clients identify and achieve personal, social, and recreational goals through educational and skill-building activities offered both within the residence and in the community. Emphasis is placed on fostering positive interpersonal relationships, encouraging healthy social interactions through weekly community meetings, and reinforcing skills consistently. Residential Counselors collaborate with clinical teams and support clients’ participation in COMHAR day services to further enhance social, emotional, and independent living skills, while maintaining a safe, supportive, and respectful residential environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for communication on and between shifts of client information and supervisory directives
• Deliver quality and consistent individual and group activities, i.e., counseling sessions, hours meetings, supervising residents’ chores, monitoring medications, activities of daily living(shopping, meal preparation, cooking, personal hygiene, laundry), social and leisure skills.
• Ensures safety and security of the facility including COMHAR property, valuables, medication storage, client funds, transpasses, petty cash, client rents, and crisis management.
• Maintains involvement in the development and review of residential service plans, psychosocial evaluations and annual reviews.
• Maintains required or requested timely and accurate chart documentation such as progress notes, residential service plans, house logs, incident reports, medication checklist, chore/meal schedules, etc.
• Ensure compliance to all internal and external regulations, policies, and procedures, e.g., confidentiality, client rights, call-out procedures, health and safety, HIPAA, compliance, etc.
• Promote continuity of program activity through the maintenance of proper channels of communication through a team approach to comprehensive services, i.e., supervision and staff meeting attendance as requested.
• Participates in all mandatory training at hire and annually, e.g., confidentiality, fire safety, infection control, crisis prevention/intervention, suicide prevention, cultural awareness, disaster training, driver training, medication monitoring, safety and emergency procedures

Employees are eligible for generous benefit options including but not limited to:

Full-time and Part-time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, and dental insurance, life and disability coverage, a 403(b) retirement plan, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, an employee assistance program, and additional voluntary options such as disability, accident, and pet insurance.

Requirements

Residential Counselor Requirements

• High School Diploma (or GED)
• Current Driver's License; satisfactory driving record; eligible to operate program vehicles.
• 6months-1 year of experience in a mental health environment

COMHAR is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit community-based health and human service organization founded in 1975. We do not discriminate in services or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, past or present receipt of disability-related services or supports, marital status, veteran status, or any other class of persons protected by federal, state or local law.