DS Residential Relief Counselor

Bay Cove Human Services' mission is to partner with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential. Bay Cove pursues this mission by providing individualized and compassionate services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and homelessness at more than 175 program sites throughout Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Bay Cove Human Services is committed to ensuring the representation and participation of candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage all qualified individuals, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, to apply.

Job Summary :

The Relief Counselor provides direct services to adults living in residential programs in a manner that promotes consumer stability, development of skills, empowerment, and recovery.

This is a non-exempt position.

Essential Functions of the Position :

• Implements program activities which will foster the consumers' growth, address treatment plan goals, and help them use developed skills.
• Follows shift log assignments and completes all shift duties.
• Teaches daily living skills such as safety rules, travel training, banking, cooking, shopping, budgeting, hygiene, and care of personal space and belongings.
• Provides supportive counseling to the consumers around daily, personal, and social issues.
• Maintains programmatic documentation in accordance with agency standards.
• Assists consumers with medication management and administers medications as needed.
• Provides as needed crisis prevention and intervention.
• Completes household cleaning as assigned.
• Performs other duties as requested by the Program Director.

Job Requirements :

Shifts Available :

Bay Cove Human Services does not offer visa sponsorships at this time and will require candidates to be authorized to work in the United States.

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