Sr. Behavioral Health Counselor Chester, NJ

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Chester (NJ); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks paid time off

Birthday holiday

Additional benefits

Job summary

Kaizen Lab Inc. is seeking a Senior Behavioral Health Counselor to help manage a community-based group home and provide direct rehabilitative support to adults. This full-time role runs Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm, with oversight of staff duties, medication coordination, and charting accuracy.

The position emphasizes supervising daily activities, coordinating referrals, and maintaining safety and compliance within the residence, while supporting residents’ transition and discharge processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in mental health, social work, psychiatric rehabilitation, nursing, or related field.
• LPN license with two years related work or life experience accepted.
• Alternate: high school diploma with four years in mental health field.

Responsibilities

• Monitors daily implementation of direct services and staff duties.
• Coordinates and follows up on consumer medications with the Assistant Program Coordinator.
• Maintains residential record keeping and prepares monthly reports.
• Ensures safety standards and timely clinical documentation.
• Assists in transitioning new consumers to residence and discharges.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mental health, social work, psychiatric rehabilitation, nursing, or a related discipline

Licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) + 2 years of related experience

High School diploma + 4 years of related mental health experience

Job description

Do you want to work in a friendly, professional and supportive organization?Do you want to make a difference in someone's life every day!?If so,

4 WEEKS Paid-Time Off!, Birthday Holiday PLUS MORE!

We are looking for a full-time Senior Behavioral Health Counselor to assist in the daily management of the community-based transitional housing residence (Group Home) and to provide direct adult rehabilitative support services to consumers..

Shift: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

• Monitors and ensures the daily implementation of direct services and staff duties.
  
• Monitors staff performance in all daily activities.
• Coordinates and follows up on consumer medications in conjunction with the Assistant Program Coordinator.
• Establishes, maintains, and approves all changes in staff schedules and reports all changes to the supervisor.
• Utilizes supervision.
• Assists the Assistant Program Coordinator with the coordination of referrals and placements with other residential services and community agencies.
• Assisting the Assistant Program Coordinator on ensuring that all staff complete the Core Competency training requirements.
• Reviews clinical records and ensures accuracy of reporting and charting.
  
• Ensures all clinical and administrative documentation is timely and consistent with program procedures.
• Provides on-site coverage and substitute coverage when necessary.
• Maintains and monitors all residential record keeping including staff minutes, fire drill records, chore lists, menus medication logs, daily logs, house meeting minutes and appropriate clinical documentation.
• Implements and maintains appropriate safety standards.
• Reports repair and maintenance requests; coordinates scheduling of repairs; Submits supply and furniture requests as needed.
• Manages all food and petty cash accounts.
• Collects rent, food, phone, and cable payments from consumers; Insures safe keeping of any and all consumer funds.
• Prepares all monthly reports.
• Assists in transitioning new consumers to the residence and discharge or transition of outgoing consumers to other

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mental health, social work, psychiatric rehabilitation, nursing, or a related discipline; OR licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) plus two years of related work or life experience; OR a High School diploma and four years of related mental health experience.
• Minimum 1-year experience in mental health/human services experience
• Must possess a valid driver’s license

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