Residential Relief Counselor - Developmental Disabilities
Eliot Community Human Services
Summary
Eliot is seeking a dedicated Residential Relief Counselor to join our Developmental Disabilities division. Our residential programs offer a person-centered continuum of services that provides innovative and high quality programming to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program offers support and opportunities for individuals to enrich their lives, develop social and daily living skills, and build social and community connections.
Job description
As a Residential Relief Counselor, you will work to empower individuals to make choices and maintain control over their daily lives, including routines at home and leisure activities. This involves providing information about available options to support independent decision-making in all aspects of daily living.
Responsibilities
- Support individuals in daily living by promoting choice, dignity, cultural respect, and personal autonomy within home and community environments
- Ensure safety and well-being by responding to mental health, behavioral, and medical needs, reporting concerns, and implementing crisis interventions when necessary
- Facilitate community integration, personal relationships, and access to social supports while maintaining professional boundaries and ethical standards
- Implement Individual Support Plans, assist with medication administration, transportation, and home maintenance, and adhere to all agency, DPH, and DMR regulations
- Maintain accurate documentation, uphold confidentiality, complete required trainings and certifications, and participate in supervision, meetings, and continuous improvement efforts
Qualifications
- Requires a high school diploma
- Experience working with intellectually disabled or brain injured adults
- Ability to drive residence van
- Must possess a valid Massachusetts driver's license and maintain a personally owned vehicle
- Must be flexible to work in Lexington, Woburn, Bedford and Arlington locations
Schedule: Various flexible schedules available.
Requirements
- High school diploma
- Experience working with intellectually disabled or brain injured adults
- Ability to drive residence van
- Valid Massachusetts driver's license
- Maintain a personally owned vehicle
- Flexible to work in Lexington, Woburn, Bedford and Arlington locations
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Fitness Discounts
- Childcare Resources
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Leadership Development
Company overview
Eliot Community Human Services is a premier nonprofit provider of behavioral health and human services serving communities throughout Massachusetts. Founded in 1958, the organization has been providing hope, healing, and opportunity to Massachusetts' children, youth, families, and adults for over 70 years. Eliot offers a comprehensive spectrum of community-based services including mental and behavioral health care, developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury programming, childhood early intervention, care coordination, and youth and family services. With more than 2,500 dedicated multidisciplinary staff, the organization serves over 60,000 individuals and families annually across the Commonwealth. Eliot operates Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs) that serve as single entry points for timely, high-quality mental health, substance use disorder, and emergency treatment available 24/7. The organization is known for its evidence-based, measurement-driven approach and proprietary transdiagnostic model that produces expedient, effective, and lasting outcomes for clients. Eliot partners directly with the populations it serves, applying a person-centered, community-oriented approach to ensure there is no wrong door to accessing imperative services.