Per Diem Residential Counselor
Vinfen
Summary
Provide support to persons served in a Vinfen setting(s). Teach skills to enhance independence and quality of life.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing, implementing, and documenting individual treatment support plans.
- Responsible for a variety of daily tasks with persons served. This includes (re)habilitative interventions, behavioral interventions and monitoring, scheduling appointments, monitoring progress, providing transportation, and other related tasks.
- Provide role model and support to persons served. Assist persons served in becoming fully integrated into their communities.
- Assess persons served physical and emotional status, and report changes to supervisor.
- Ensure program site safety and maintenance as necessary at all times. Oversee and participate in the daily living and cleaning of the program, inside and outside with persons served. This includes, but is not limited to, cooking, meal planning, grocery shopping, general housekeeping, lawn mowing, snow shoveling, and garbage removal.
- Comply with all corporate and divisional policies and procedures, including safe work practices, workers’ compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control.
- Store, administer, document and dispose of medication for persons served consistent with MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy.
- Complete various paperwork and logs including communication logs, community membership logs, chore schedules, timesheets, and application forms.
- Perform crisis intervention, as needed.
- Provide Relief Pool Coordinator or Human Resources staff with current contact information, including working telephone number(s), email address, and mailing address.
- Perform other related duties, as required.
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques
- Knowledge and use of different communication styles
- Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques
- Knowledge of required physical personal management skills
- Knowledge of required household management skills
- Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques
- Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues
- Teaching skills
- Ability to document interventions, as required
- Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to provide role model behaviors
Requirements
- One to three months experience in a human services setting
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver's license
- At least 21 years of age
- Maintained a valid US driver's license for at least six months
- Pass a driver's screening background check
- Maintain a safe driving record
- If using a personal vehicle, possess and maintain adequate insurance
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb
- Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds
- Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
- Ability to sit, reach, climb stairs, and maneuver through narrow spaces or hallways
- Ability to assist clients with tasks of daily living
- Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
- First Aid certification required within two weeks of hire
- CPR certification required within two weeks of hire
- MAP certification required within 150 days of hire
- Safety Care certification required within 90 days of hire
Company overview
Vinfen is a leading nonprofit health and human services organization established in 1977, specializing in community-based mental health care and disability services. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Vinfen operates over 200 locations across Massachusetts and Connecticut, serving more than 3,500 individuals annually. The organization provides comprehensive services for people with psychiatric conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, acquired brain injuries, autism, and behavioral health challenges. Their evidence-based programs include residential supports, clinical outreach, employment services, day habilitation programs, clubhouses, and crisis intervention services. Vinfen employs approximately 2,600-3,300 dedicated professionals who deliver person-centered care through innovative service models. The organization operates Community Behavioral Health Centers offering 24/7 crisis intervention, outpatient therapy, and medication management. With annual revenues exceeding $250 million, Vinfen is recognized as one of the largest nonprofit employers in Massachusetts and has received numerous awards for excellence in health and human services, including recognition as a Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe.