Direct Care Milieu Counselor for Adolescent Residential Program

Are you looking for a rewarding career? Looking to make an impact in someone's life? Does helping others motivate you? Then we would like to hear from you! Wellspring is a premiere mental health residential treatment program for adolescent girls and gender diverse individuals ages 14-18.

We are looking to hire dedicated professionals for day, evening and night shifts at this time.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Position Details:

• Position Title: Milieu Counselor I
• Employment Agreement Type: Full Time (40 hours)
• Benefits eligible

Shift Schedule:

Shifts / schedules to be discussed during initial pre-employment screening process.

Qualifications:

• 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

Relevant experience may be substituted for educational requirements.

Salary and Benefits:

Base hourly rates start at $20 per hour, plus shift differentials for weekend, holiday, and overnight hours. Shift differentials can add $2/hr. to $4/hr. to the base rate.

• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance)
• Generous paid time off benefit
• Retirement Savings with Employer Matching

Please read more about Wellspring, our programs, and the application process by visiting our homepage www.wellspring.org

Wellspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Every weekend

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Bethlehem, CT 06751 (Required)

Work Location: In person