Residential Support Counselor - Relief
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Sweetser is hiring a Residential Support Counselor - Relief. The Residential Support Counselor – Relief joins the Adult Residential Team in Belfast, providing positive emotional support and supervision to adults with mental illness, fostering independent living skills, health and safety, and community integration on a flexible, per‑diem schedule.
Key focus areas include Provide positive emotional support and supervision to residents, Assist individuals to reach goals and improve independent living skills, and Encourage health maintenance through hygiene, diet, exercise, rest, and coping strategies.
Successful candidates bring Valid State Driver's License, 1 Year Direct Care And/Or Crisis Intervention To Adults Experience, and High School Diploma Or GED. Important skills include Emotional Support, Supervision, Independent Living Skills Development, Health Monitoring, Safety Role Modeling, and Medication Administration.
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Residential Support Counselor - Relief
Job Code:13361
Location:Belfast 04915
Department:Adult PNMI
FT/PT Status:Relief Per Diem
Summary:
Join the Adult Residential Team in Belfast!
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:
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Provide a positive emotional support and supervision to residents.
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Assist individuals to reach their goals and improve skills for independent living.
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Encourage and support the resident’s efforts to maintain their health status through hygiene, diet, exercise, rest and utilization of coping strategies.
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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.
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Facilitate administration of medications and complete required documentation.
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Work collaboratively as a member of a team.
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Assure quality in work performed to facilitate the delivery of quality services.
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Understand and follow all Sweetser health and safety policies.
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Be committed to the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
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Valid state driver's license.
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Persons with lived experience in the Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse system are encouraged to apply.
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One (1) year of experience providing direct care and/or crisis intervention to adults in a related field.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
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High School diploma or GED.
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MHRT-I state certification or eligibility for and completion of certification within the first year of employment.
BenefitsInclude:
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Flexible schedules with a variety of shift and houroptions
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Milage reimbursement, applicable incentive anddifferential pay programs
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Eligibility for annual increases and referral bonuses
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Paid Family and Medical Leave
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Employee discount program
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees andhousehold members
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403(b) retirement plan with employer match
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Educational partnership discounts
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30% tuition discount for UNE's Online GraduatePrograms
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Free professional development and trainingopportunities through the Sweetser Training Institute
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