Residential Counselor

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3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $19.50 To $22.00 Hourly

Pay: $19.50 - $22.00 per hour

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St. Ann's Home & School, in Methuen, MA, is a leader in special education and residential programming, offering private day programs, child and adolescent residential services, along with a broad range of outpatient services.

We are currently seeking Residential Counselors for our residential program. We are looking for solid individuals who possess the ability to work effectively, collaboratively and respectfully with individuals, care providers, family and community members.

Candidates must possess a valid driver’s license.

Residential Counselors ’s Home are among the most important members of our treatment team, providing day to day support and positive role modeling for emotionally troubled children or adolescents while maintain a nurturing and safe environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Residential Counselors should have a minimum of a high school diploma (bachelor’s degree or an associate degree in human services or a childcare related field preferred). Residential Counselors should be capable of forming appropriate relationships with children and be able to respond to challenging situations. Residential Counselors should enjoy working with children and have the capacity to modify their concepts and ideas through experience and through formal supervision and training.

This position requires a high level of responsibility and professional conduct. Residential Counselors must embrace St. Ann’s community values of caring, inclusivity, teamwork, safety, self-care, and integrity.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Residential Counselors are at the center of children’s lives in the residential program. The role of the Residential Counselors is one of the most important in the residential program, both in terms of the variety of tasks performed and in terms of the emotional and intellectual efforts required. This position can be either part time or full time, up to a 48-hour work week with options for overtime.

• Always ensure the safety and well-being of our youth.
• Manage groups, since much of the very active lives of children in the residential program occurs in group settings. Residential Counselors must develop techniques for supervising groups of children in activities which include wake-up, meals, activities, games, free time, and bedtime. These group activities require a great deal of attention and skill for them to be positive experiences for the children.
• Develop the ability to structure and control situations, when necessary, develop understanding and appropriate relationships with children, and the ability to put one’s own feelings in the context of what would be most effective in helping particular children. These skills are gained through effort, questioning, sharing, and sometimes personally difficult experiences.
• Develop one-to-one relationships with children, coming to know the individual personalities of the children, those things which pose difficulties for particular children and those things which provide satisfaction. This knowledge of the children puts the Residential Counselors in a position to make major contributions to each child’s treatment plan in the residential program.
• Carry out more concrete parenting functions such as preparing meals, buying clothing with children, and attending to unit housekeeping and school liaison duties. These functions embody an essential aspect of caring. Residential Counselors will be assigned to any number…