Responsibilities
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team, managers and colleagues to ensure client progress.
- Assist the process of search of client belongings, bedrooms or unit, ensuring the process is completed without compromising the dignity of the client.
- Ensure client completion of daily life skills including personal hygiene.
- Provide crisis intervention when necessary.
- Supervise clients during meal, group and recreation time. Utilize face checks policy.
- Orient all new clients to the facility and treatment expectations utilizing all documents prepared for client orientation.
- Assist clients in the admission process as needed.
- Work alongside the multidisciplinary team and assist clients in working toward next level of services.
- Collaborate with other colleagues to coordinate customized, individualized services.
- Participate in daily multidisciplinary team to discuss client treatment.
- Lead support groups as assigned per group schedule.
- Attend program staff and clinical team meetings, supervision, trainings and all other required in service and off site trainings.
Qualifications
- C02: Residential Counselor I: HSD/GED/HiSet required; college coursework, associate degree or bachelor's degree preferred
- C04: Residential Counselor II: Bachelor's degree required; degree or coursework in psychology, social work, or humans services preferred
- High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associates Degree in Substance Use Disorder Treatment or other human sevices concentrations preferred.
- Certification in addictions counseling or minimum of 1 (one) year of experience in field preferred.
- Knowledge of Massachusetts continuum of care for substance abuse.
- Understanding of addiction and recovery.
- Bilingual candidates preferred.
- Current valid US-issued driver's license and ability to provide registered, inspected, and insured automobile for work related purposes including transporting clients in your own vehicle or a company vehicle.
- All candidates will be subject to a CORI review as outlined in the regulations set by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information, click here.
Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action by Community Healthlink to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Loan repayment program
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to Relocate:
- Worcester, MA: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person