Residential Support Counselor – Relief Position Available In Waldo, Maine
Tallo's Job Summary: The Residential Support Counselor - Relief position in Belfast requires providing emotional support and supervision to individuals with mental illness, assisting with independent living skills development, and ensuring health and safety. Candidates need a valid driver's license, experience in direct care, and fluency in English. This role involves medication administration, documentation, and collaboration within a team. Sweetser is hiring for this per diem position.
Job Description
Residential Support Counselor – Relief
Job Code:
12798
Location:
Belfast 04915
Department:
Adult PNMI
FT/PT Status:
Relief Per Diem
Summary:
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.
Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
High School diploma or GED.
MHRT-I state certification or eligibility for and completion of certification within the first year of employment.
