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Residential Counselor (Mental Health Services)

Vinfen
place Boston, 02103
local_atm $22an hour
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Medication Management
Trauma
ECT
Pharmacotherapy
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)

About Job

Overview:

Schedule: Sun-Thu, 3pm-11pm

Salary: $22.00 / hour

New Hire Sign On Bonus: $2000; $666 upon completion of 30 days, $666 upon completion of 6 months, $668 upon completion of 9 months


As an ACCS Residential Counselor, you will provide direct support to people with psychiatric conditions in a residential Group Living Environment designed to foster independence. In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives by either building independence skills or increasing each person's quality of life.

In this role you will have a range of duties include administrating medication under the Medication Administration Plan (MAP) and assisting people with activities of daily living, such as household chores and cooking. You will also work alongside the Clinical Program Director to implement treatment plans which are recovery-oriented, person-centered, harm-reduction, trauma-informed, culturally competent and strengths-based approaches.

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Qualifications:

As an ACCS Residential Counselor, you will provide direct support to people with psychiatric conditions in a residential Group Living Environment designed to foster independence. In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives by either building independence skills or increasing each person's quality of life.

In this role you will have a range of duties include administrating medication under the Medication Administration Plan (MAP) and assisting people with activities of daily living, such as household chores and cooking. You will also work alongside the Clinical Program Director to implement treatment plans which are recovery-oriented, person-centered, harm-reduction, trauma-informed, culturally competent and strengths-based approaches.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Medication Management
Trauma

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT
Pharmacotherapy

Practice Specifics

Populations

Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Racial Justice Allied

Settings

Residential
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Milieu
Non-profit
Nursing Home
Residential Treatment Facilities (RTC)
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Home Health/In-home
Long-Term Structured Residences