Residential Counselor - Recreation Program

Milieu Counselor I - Adventure / Recreation Program Are you creative and passionate about planning fun, meaningful activities for others? Do you enjoy making a positive impact in people's lives? We're looking for a part-time Residential Counselor for our Adolescent Girls Program with a special focus on bringing creativity, adventure, and recreation into daily programming. If you love thinking outside the box and creating engaging experiences that inspire and uplift, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

Facilitate outings and adventure/recreation programming Responsible for transporting residents, primarily to medical appointments To support the milieu, in a non-institutional, family modeled setting, with the ability to be personally responsive to the residents in your care. Contribute to and be a part of a community that helps and models healthy living to prepare the residents to meet the realistic demands of returning to their families and their communities. Assist, as a team member to clinical staff, to provide a structured environment with professional supervision of daily activities to counteract the debilitating effects of internal emotional disorders the residents are facing. Follow a program structure that is flexibly responsive to the resident's needs and abilities while they navigate through their daily therapies, responsibilities and recreational activities.

Qualifications:

Interested in engaging in fun/adventurous activities and outings Comfortable transporting clients Creative, energetic and flexible Earned BA/BS in Psychology or related field (preferred) Experience working in a therapeutic field and/or prior experience working with adolescent girls and/or adult women is desirable

Schedule/Requirements:

Part-time Some weekends are required Some afternoons/evenings are required Relevant experience may be substituted for educational requirements.

Salary and Benefits:

Base hourly rates start at $20.60 per hour, plus shift differentials for weekend, holiday, and overnight hours. Shift differentials can add $2/hr. to $4/hr. to the base rate. Paid time off Retirement Savings with Employer Matching We welcome candidates who have experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum and who demonstrate patience, flexibility, and a strengths-based approach to care. Please read more about Wellspring, our programs, and the application process by visiting our homepage www.wellspring.org Wellspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer .

Pay:

$20.60 per hour

Benefits:

Paid time off Retirement plan Application Question(s): Are you able to work weekends?

Shift availability:

Day Shift (Required) Night Shift (Required) Ability to

Commute:

Bethlehem, CT 06751 (Required)

Work Location:

In person