• Overnight Residence Counselor, Full Time

    Mohawk Opportunities Inc. (Schenectady, NY)


    Dominion House Overnight Counselor – Full Time

     

    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.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    Visit our website at www.mohawkopportunities.org.

     

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    All offers for employment will be contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed background checks.