Residential Counselor 2 – Bar None

Description

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being as Residential Counselor 2 at Bar None in St. Francis!Shift Details: Full-time – 40 hours/week

Schedule: (8 hour shifts) Combination of Day and Evening shiftsFour weekend shifts per month required

Wednesdays from 8:30am-11:30am for team meetings required

Compensation: $20/hr plus Location: 22426 St. Francis Blvd NW, St. Francis, MN 55303

About the job:Responsible for the supervision and management of the residents. Act as a lead on shift and be accountable for the implementation of treatment plans and documentation of residents functioning within the treatment environment. Provide leadership to Residential Counselor team with healthy role modeling, training, feedback, and coaching.

Essentials:

Promote and assists in the development of a wholesome and therapeutic environment

Apply job knowledge to unit duties and tasks

Support and implement individual treatment plans and programs

Plan and participate in all recreational and educational programming for residents

Provides life skills training and management as directed by the needs of the program participant

Plan and coordinate special program functions and free time on the unit

Ensure adequate staff coverage

Provide medication administration to residents, checking med administration for completions

Work within and support the agency’s treatment philosophy

Provide leadership and direction to other Counselors

When required, drive a program participant to events in the organization’s van

Observe, report, and document information regarding resident behaviors and actions

Support and contribute to effective communication among team members, program participants, families and other outside professionals

Assure situation assessment and interpretation is responsive to individual program participant needs

Exercise good judgment when responding to program participant’s needs

Create a safe, therapeutic atmosphere on the unit

Interfaces appropriately and professionally with program participant families and other outside professionals

Assists in the planning, development and implementation of individual program plans

Provide a healthy and appropriate model for residents to emulate

Assures proper medical care is provided as needed for the residents

Well-being checks performed at least every 15 minutes or as designated

When necessary perform restrictive holds

Respond appropriately, as prescribed by program, to crisis situations as they occur

Understand and apply principles of behavior management, as determined by program

Attend weekly meetings and supervision as needed for facility needs and licensure

Assist unit supervisor in providing leadership in team meeting and on the unit

Personal growth and development

Negotiating and mediating

Must be able to work regularly scheduled working hours and overtime when needed

Job Highlights:

Room for professional advancement

Entry-level position into the mental health career field

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan

HSA & FSA Programs

Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability

Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications

BA/BS in Human Services, Social Services or equivalent experience

One-year exemplary performance as a Residential Counselor preferred

Must be 21 years of age

Valid drivers license in good standing

About Us:

Bar None is part of Volunteers of America MN/WI which serves as an affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. Volunteers of America Minnesota/Wisconsin is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)