Milieu Counselor (Evenings, Overnights, Weekends)

Description

Position Summary: Provides primary support for residential clients. This is a per diem position that includes evening, weekend, and overnight shifts.

Salary Range: Min $19.00/hr | Mid $21.00/hr | Max $23.00/hr

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• •Provide primary support for residential clients.
• •Provide transportation to clients as needed.
• •Ensure clients know their schedules and make it to their appointments.
• •Perform day-to-day housekeeping (laundry, trash, dish washing, light cleaning, etc).
• •Attend and participate in various outings and activities with clients.
• •Socialize with clients daily.
• •Complete clinical notes for every shift.
• •Collaborate with PACT primary and enforce behavioral plans created by PACT teams.
• •Review staff log daily.
• •Complete scheduled client room checks and searches.
• •Responsible for shift opening/closing tasks.
• •Observe medication observation.

Nonessential Functions:

• •Occasional cooking
• •Light cleaning
• •Other related duties as assigned

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• •Problem solving skills on both strategic and functional levels
• •Commitment to company values
• •Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• •Strong team player

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• •Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, drive a vehicle, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, bend, walk up and down stairs, talk, hear, and see. Employee must be able to occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• •Work Environment: Majority of work is performed indoors.

Requirements

• •1-3 years knowledge and experience working with persons with severe mental illness
• •Must have skills and competencies to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses as well as family and other members or the clients’ network
• •Must be committed to a process of knowledge and skills development
• •Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have great typing skills
• •Must have valid driver’s license, clean drivers records and a dependable insured automobile

Qualifications Desired:

• •Prior experience working in a 24-hour facility
• •Bachelor’s degree in relevant field