Residential Support Counselor - Relief

Sweetser; Belfast (ME); Presencial; USD 22.000 - 31.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible schedules with a variety of 6

Mileage reimbursement

Incentive pay programs

Referral bonuses

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Employee discount program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

403(b) retirement plan with employer

Educational partnership discounts

Tuition discounts

Professional development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Sweetser in Belfast, ME is seeking a Residential Support Counselor - Relief to join a dynamic team serving individuals with mental illness. You will provide positive emotional support, monitor health and safety, and help residents work toward independent living skills while coordinating with a caring team.

This per diem relief role offers flexible schedules, opportunities for professional development, and mileage/differential pay programs.

Formación

• Provide positive emotional support and supervision to residents.
• Assist individuals to reach their goals and improve skills for independent living.
• Encourage health maintenance and coping strategies, including hygiene, diet, exercise, and rest.

Responsabilidades

• Provide positive emotional support and supervision to residents.
• Assist individuals to reach their goals and improve skills for independent living.
• Encourage and support health status maintenance through hygiene, diet, exercise, rest and coping strategies.
• Encourage social contact, vocational and skill development, psychosocial rehabilitation, and access to community resources.
• Facilitate administration of medications and complete required documentation.
• Work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ensure quality in service delivery and adherence to health and safety policies.

Conocimientos

Crisis intervention

Direct care

Team collaboration

Valid driver’s license

Educación

High school diploma or GED

MHRT-I certification or eligibility

Descripción del empleo

Becoming part of the Sweetser family means you can make a difference in the lives of Maine children, adults, and families every day. As a nationally recognized and accredited leader, we offer competitive salaries, a wide range of benefits and the opportunity to join a passionate team of more than 700 employees.

Residential Support Counselor - Relief
Job Code: 13489
Location: Belfast 04915
Department: Adult PNMI
FT/PT Status: Relief Per Diem
Summary:
Hourly Rate: $19.00
Work as a Relief, picking up hours at your own availability! Flexible schedule!
Participate in a dynamic team providing support to individuals with mental illness. Within the framework of recovery and resiliency provide for a positive environment to foster the development of independent living skills while monitoring and role modeling health and safety.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide a positive emotional support and supervision to residents.
• Assist individuals to reach their goals and improve skills for independent living.
• Encourage and support the resident’s efforts to maintain their health status through hygiene, diet, exercise, rest and utilization of coping strategies.
• Encourage and support resident’s efforts to increase opportunities for social contact, vocational development, skill development for independent living, psychosocial rehabilitation and access to community resources.
• Facilitate administration of medications and complete required documentation.
• Work collaboratively as a member of a team.
• Assure quality in work performed to facilitate the delivery of quality services.
• Understand and follow all Sweetser health and safety policies.
• Be committed to the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid state driver's license.
• Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.
• One (1) year of experience providing direct care and/or crisis intervention to adults in a related field.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or GED.
• MHRT-I state certification or eligibility for and completion of certification within the first year of employment.

Benefits Include:

• Flexible schedules with a variety of shift and hour options
• Milage reimbursement, applicable incentive and differential pay programs
• Eligibility for annual increases and referral bonuses
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Employee discount program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and household members
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Educational partnership discounts
• 30% tuition discount for UNE's Online Graduate Programs
• Free professional development and training opportunities through the Sweetser Training Institute