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Overnight Residence Counselor, Full Time

MOHAWK OPPORTUNITIES, INC.
place Schenectady, 12303
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Coping Skills
Medication Management
Medication Management/Compliance
Pharmacotherapy
Individuals

About Job

Dominion House Overnight Counselor – Full Time

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Overnight Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and living in a stabilization group home. Specific duties of the Overnight Counselor included:

  • Be awake and available to clients at all times to provide guidance and supportive counseling. Complete hourly checks to ensure clients are resting comfortably for those that are sleeping.
  • Providing rehabilitation skills such as teaching of daily living skills including medication management and coping skills, crisis intervention and prevention.
  • Maintaining a safe and secure environment for clients. Ensure a healthy and clean environment.
  • Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications for the Overnight Counselor include:

  • Demonstrated ability in helping others.
  • Six months to a year’s experience working in human services required.
  • Both the ability to work independently and as a team member.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
  • The ability to be organized and have good time management skills.
  • College classes in human services, preferred but not required.
  • Valid and insurable driver’s license preferred but not required.

Benefits

Salary and Schedule of the Overnight Counselor position:

  • $22.08/hour; $45,926.40/annual equivalent. 40 hours per week.
  • Excellent benefits, staff training, and generous paid time off.
  • Supportive work environment.
  • Make A Difference Helping Others in a Workplace Where You Matter
  • Providing A Culture Residential of Caring

Dominion House Schedule

Friday Off

Saturday Off

Sunday 10:30pm awake overnight until Monday at 8:30am

Monday 10:30pm awake overnight until Tuesday at 8:30am

Tuesday Off

Wednesday 10:30pm awake overnight until Thursday at 8:30am

Thursday 10:30pm awake overnight until Friday at 8:30am

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence. Our goal is to provide services and supports that assist individuals living with mental illness to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.

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Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Coping Skills
Medication Management

Age Groups

Adults

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

Medication Management/Compliance
Pharmacotherapy

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

School

Settings

Residential
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Milieu
Nursing Home
Private Practice
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Residential Treatment Facilities (RTC)
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Home Health/In-home
Long-Term Structured Residences