Residential Counselor II CSU- 37.5 hrs, -W

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Exemption Status : Non-Exempt

Schedule Details : Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Scheduled Hours : Sunday-Thursday all three shifts

Shift : 4 - Mixed Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours : 37.5

Cost Center : 71000 - 0671 CSU Worcester

Union : SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve.

We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community, and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities :

• Performs duties using recovery-oriented principles.
• Demonstrate person-centered strength-based communication and relationship with Persons.
• Demonstrate effective communication with staff, peers, and other professionals.
• Ability to observe, document, teach, and respond to mental and physical health as well as other needs of clients such as community living skills.
• Serve as a residential counselor for a specified number of residents as directed.
• Assists in creating a safe therapeutic milieu by fostering a culture of recovery.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities :

• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Attends a variety of meetings, conferences, and seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility, and acceptance toward all employees, patients, and visitors.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications :

License / Certification / Education :

Required :

• Bachelor's degree.
• A current valid issued driver's license and a registered, inspected, and insured automobile for work-related purposes including transporting clients in a personal or company vehicle, except those working in Passages, MYR, Urgent Care, Detox, and TSS.

Preferred :

Bachelor's degree in the field of psychology or human services.

Experience / Skills :

Required : N / A

Preferred : N / A

Unless certification, licensure, or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description.

Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions :

Work is considered medium. May need to lift up to 10 lbs frequently and up to 20 lbs occasionally. Work is indoors in a patient-facing environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community, and each other.

Our six Standards of Respect are : Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player, and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status, or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.

org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

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