Residential Counselor

MassHire Lowell Career Center
Lowell
$19 an hour
Full-time

Schedule : Tue-Sat 8a-4p

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.

Requirements

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 able to pass a CORI, driving record, employment reference check as well as

a multi-state background check.

Must be able to become CPR and First Aid certified within two weeks of hire and become

MAP certified within days of hire.

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 (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) :

o 15 days of Vacation per year

o 11 Paid Holidays

o 10 Sick Days per year

o 3 Personal Days per year

  • Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
  • $ Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
  • Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted

movie tickets and more!

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