Residential Counselor
Company: Vinfen
Location: Brookline
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Schedule: Sun & Mon 3pm-11pm
Salary: $19 / hour
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.
Response to Covid-19
Vinfen continues to follow the guidelines determined by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
Vinfen leadership along with Vinfen's medical staff are closely
monitoring the pandemic on a daily basis and make decisions that
are best for the safety and well-being of the Vinfen community.
Our response to promote safety during the coronavirus includes:
* Hiring process conducted via virtual and phone interviews
* Virtual New Employee Orientation and Virtual training
* Increased sanitation measures in all programs and group homes
* PPE provided to all positions working closely with others
* Restricting visitors in programs to reduce chances of
exposure
Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great
benefits, career growth and job security!
Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:
* A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires
no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b)
plan
* First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all
employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we
offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical
insurance!
* Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and
Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
* Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the
option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability
insurance
* Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent
care)
* Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care
Insurance
* Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or
more per week):
* 15 days of Vacation per year
* 11 Paid Holidays
* 10 Sick Days per year
* 3 Personal Days per year
* Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
* $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
* Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships,
access to discounted movie tickets and more!
Founded in 1977, for 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit
human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the
capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to
learn, thrive and achieve their goals. Vinfen supports thousands of
adolescents and adults with psychiatric, developmental and
behavioral disabilities at more than 200 sites with 2,800 employees
in eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut.
www.vinfen.org/careers
My Vinfen. My Community. My Job.
Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or
disability status.
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Vaccine Mandate Policy
All new employees, interns, and volunteers within Vinfen's
Massachusetts programs will be required to be fully vaccinated (14
days beyond last shot of Pfizer or Moderna or 14 days beyond
receiving a Johnson and Johnson vaccine), or have received the
first shot in a two-dose vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) with an
appointment scheduled for the second dose. A 2nd dose must be
received within six weeks of hire and the first shot prior to New
Employee Orientation or have an approved exemption for medical or
religious reasons by the first day of employment with Vinfen.
* A high school diploma or equivalent is required. Associate's
degree in a human services discipline preferred.
* Prior experience working in a human services setting strongly
preferred.
* Preference given to bilingual/bicultural applicants and
applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.
* Must be a least 21 years of age and have held a valid US driver's
license for at least one year and should be abl
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