Residential Counselor
Company: Comhar Inc.
Location: Walnutport
Posted on: October 12, 2024
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Job Description:
Description:***Effective October 15, 2021, all
employees/contractors/interns/volunteers are required to provide
our office with proof of COVID vaccination.****Residential
Counselor Salary:$15.75/HRResidential Counselor Shift Options (1
opening)16 hours on the weekend (Choice of Saturday or Sunday
8:00am to 12:00am)(2) 8-hour shifts during the week (Choice of
Monday to Friday 4:00pm to 12:00am)Per Diem AvailableCOMHAR's
Community Residential Rehabilitation Services (CRRS), located in
the Northampton area, are a homelike environment providing clients
with the maximum possible opportunity for independence and
self-determination within a structured living situation. CRRS
provides a range of educational activities, both inside and outside
the residence, designed to improve daily living skills. Counselors
assist clients with identifying their goals and working with
individuals or as groups to assist them with attaining identified
life, social or recreational skills, which are consistently
addressed and reinforced. Emphasis is placed on establishing
positive interpersonal relationships with other clients and
counselors through weekly community meetings promoting healthy
social interaction, and many clients partake in COMHAR day services
to further their social and emotional development. .Our CRRS is now
looking for Full-Time Residential Counselor II (schedule 1) or
Full-Time Residential Counselor II (schedule 2) who will be
responsible for the supervision and required case management of
CRRS clients while in residence at the site. Be knowledgeable of
current CRRS regulations and follow them in the program.Residential
Counselor Responsibilities:Responsible for communication on and
between shifts of client information and supervisory
directivesDeliver quality and consistent individual and group
activities, i.e., counseling sessions, hours meetings, supervising
residents' chores, monitoring medications, activities of daily
living(shopping, meal preparation, cooking, personal hygiene,
laundry), social and leisure skills.Ensures safety and security of
the facility including COMHAR property, valuables, medication
storage, client funds, tokens/transpasses, petty cash, client
rents, and crisis management.Maintains involvement in the
development and review of residential service plans, psychosocial
evaluations and annual reviews.Maintains required or requested
timely and accurate chart documentation such as progress notes,
residential service plans, house logs, incident reports, medication
checklist, chore/meal schedules, etc.Ensure compliance to all
internal and external regulations, policies, and procedures, e.g.,
confidentiality, client rights, call-out procedures, health and
safety, HIPAA, compliance, etc.Promote continuity of program
activity through the maintenance of proper channels of
communication through a team approach to comprehensive services,
i.e., supervision and staff meeting attendance as
requested.Participates in all mandatory training at hire and
annually, e.g., confidentiality, fire safety, infection control,
crisis prevention/intervention, suicide prevention, cultural
awareness, disaster training, driver training, medication
monitoring, safety and emergency proceduresResidential Counselor
Physical Demands:While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to talk or hear others and
accurately interpret speech and sounds. Frequently required to
stand; walk; climb and descend stairs. Required to use hands and
arms to reach, hold and carry objects. Required to sit; stand,
maintain balance; occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception & ability to adjust
optical focus for reading, driving, general observation and for all
safety needs.Full Time Employees are eligible for generous benefit
options including but not limited to:Medical, Vision and Dental
Insurance with plan options to fit your needsLife and Long Term
Disability Insurance403B Retirement Savings PlanPaid Time Off
(Holiday, sick, PTO, vacation)Tuition ReimbursementEmployee
Assistance ProgramAdditional supplemental voluntary insurance
options including Disability, Accident and Pet
InsuranceRequirements:Residential Counselor Requirements:Associates
degree in human services orHigh school diploma/G.E.D. plus 6 months
to 1 year related mental health experience.Valid PA driver's
license required.***Effective October 15, 2021, all
employees/contractors/interns/volunteers are required to provide
our office with proof of COVID vaccination.We are proud to be an
EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR,
Inc. is a not-for-profit community based health and human service
organization founded in 1975. We do not discriminate in services or
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age,
disability, past or present receipt of disability-related services
or supports, marital status, veteran status, or any other class of
persons protected by federal, state or local law.Compensation
details: 15.75-15.85 Hourly WagePI0a5787bb1f1b-25660-35727275
Keywords: Comhar Inc., Lancaster , Residential Counselor, Other , Walnutport, Pennsylvania
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