Position Summary: 

The Residential Counselor provides direct and indirect services to both individuals and groups of members served.

Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrates the Company mission, purpose, values and beliefs in everyday language and contact with the internal and external stakeholders


• Provides safe, effective and efficient implementation of direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care


• Establishes, maintains, and co-facilitates a therapeutic relationship with members served


• Provides case management, schedules appointments, communicates with conservators and treatment teams, arranges and conducts group outings and activities


• Provides daily living assistance including promoting and assisting members served in developing self-help skills


• Orders, logs and distributes medication


• Maintains the inventory and orders equipment and supplies for activity programs, as directed


• Drives members served in the Program van on outings


• Completes incident reports and forwards to Supervisor in compliance with established policies and procedures


• Notifies appropriate agencies of any known or observed incidents of abuse


• Assists with admissions and discharges


• Provides medical assistance: takes temperatures, blood pressure, pulse and provides First Aid when needed


• Observes, records and reports members served behavior as per applicable State, County and Company guidelines


• Reviews and implements members served service plans


• Actively participates in team meetings and service planning meetings as directed


• Demonstrates knowledge of management of assaultive behavior techniques


• Responds to emergency/crisis situations


• Must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training


• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted and/or changed at the discretion of management.

Requirements:

• High School graduation or a G.E.D. equivalent


• At least one (1) year of direct service experience in a mental health setting


• Must be at least 18 years of age


• Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment 

Preferred:

• Associates’ Degree from an accredited college or university in a related field

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written


• Knowledge of psychiatric treatment modalities