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House Counselor

Samaritan Daytop Village

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Location
BRONX, NY
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Job overview

The House Counselor supervises the therapeutic environment and daily activities, monitors facility safety and cleanliness, and supports client medication management and appointment logistics. The role also conducts searches and safety checks, coordinates attendance reporting, and helps ensure compliance with confidentiality, privacy, security, and food-safety requirements.

Skills & qualifications

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Skills

Therapeutic Environment SupervisionMedication ManagementClient Safety MonitoringAppointment CoordinationVehicle DispatchAttendance Reporting

Full job description

  • Supervises and monitors the therapeutic environment to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained and interpersonal relationships remain positive. * Manages daily program schedule of activities. Ensures that events occur and all parties scheduled to participate in particular activities do so. * Supervises and monitors the facility to ensure cleanliness, security, and safety practices are enacted. * Conducts mandated fire drills/evacuations as needed. * Administers breathalyzer tests and/or observation of urine or oral specimen collection from clients returning from appointments or other external activities as needed. * Assumes responsibility for medication management including checking-in of medication and direct observation of clients during medication pass for adherence to their prescribed medication regime. * Conducts facility/safety runs and room checks to visually assess clients for use of alcohol/drugs or the environment of care for unsafe conditions. * Conducts physical searches of clients as outlined by policy, including servicing bags, clothing, and the person. Searches may include the use of handheld metal detectors. * Under the direction of management staff, conduct a search of rooms and personal property to ensure the safety of the environment. * Reviews internal and external scheduled client appointments for assigned shifts and ensures that trips are dispatched promptly. * Dispatches vehicles, assuring that required agency paperwork is complete and accurate. * Distributes carfare for external appointments. * Review the selection of appointment escorts for appropriateness. * Coordinates daily client reporting of attendance in accordance with DSS/HRA protocols and compliance with agency policy. * Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations. * In the absence of the Food Service Staff monitor the kitchen and food preparations to ensure compliance with the Board of Health. * Performs other duties as requested.

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