Posted 2d ago

Overnight Counselor - Full Time

@ Mohawk Opportunities
Schenectady, New York, United States
$45k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:providing counseling, teaching skills, transporting clients
Requirements Summary:Assist adults with mental illness in a group home; provide counseling, daily living skills, crisis intervention; requires reliability, teamwork, and good communication.
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Overnight Counselor – Full Time

We welcome college grads or students working towards your degree. Great opportunity to gain experience in human services. We provide training and staff development.

Responsibilities of the Overnight Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and living in a group home. Specific duties of the Overnight Counselor included:

  • Provide supportive counseling.
  • Providing rehabilitation skills such as teaching of daily living skills including medication management and coping skills, crisis intervention, and prevention.
  • Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients.
  • Household tasks such as cleaning, inventory, and medication counts.
  • Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.
  • Provide transportation to clients using the agency’s vehicles.

Note- There are about 4 hours of tasks that need to be completed each night. The Overnight Counselor must be available for clients if they need anything during the middle of the night; however, if it is quiet the Overnight Counselor can rest for the remainder of the shift once the tasks are complete.