About the role
Pay: $21.40 to $23.33 per hour
Description
SCHEDULE:
16 hours, Saturday - Sunday, 2:45 p.m. – 11:15 p.m., or as needed
Pays $21.40 - $23.33 per hour DOE (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set)
LOCATION: 8 Church Street, Dorchester, MA
Summary of the Position:
The Evening Counselor is responsible for the overall safety of the participants in the program at 8 Church Street. The Evening Counselor will assist participants in obtaining their dinner meal and performing other activities of daily living (ADL) skills. The Evening Counselor will also work with other staff to engage participants in leisure time activities, create and maintain a respectful atmosphere that empowers very chronic, mentally ill participants to reach their highest level of functioning and will be assigned participants and work with them on developing treatment plans and will ensure follow through on individual treatment plans and document progress in the log and in the chart. The incumbent will also run groups on their assigned shift. Due to emergency or unforeseen program needs, staff may be temporarily or permanently reassigned to another Safe Haven program at any given time.
This program will follow the models of Housing First/Safe Haven
.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Education/Training:
Required:
High School diploma or GED
Some basic prior human services trainings
Preferred:
Advanced training in human services work
Training in Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Care
Knowledge/Experience:
Required:
Minimum of one (1) year of prior work experience in a shelter, community residence or in an inpatient setting
Experience maintaining a safe environment for clients in a program setting
Experience as a human services team member
Familiarity with the concepts of rehabilitation and consumer empowerment
Experience with dually diagnosed individuals
Experience assisting people with ADL skills
Experience with dually diagnosed individuals, experience assisting people with ADL skills
Effective writing and verbal communication skills
Preferred:
Previous experience working with a Housing First/Safe Haven model
Experience with the homeless population