Residential Coach

Job Details:

Job Location:

CT
- Lisa's House
- Plainville, CT, Position Type:
Per Diem, Education Level: Associates Degree, Salary Range: $23.59 - $23.59

Hourly,

Travel Percentage :
License Required,

Job Shift: Any, Job Category:
Nonprofit
- Social Services, VIRTUAL INTERVIEW DAY 9:00AM TO 5:00PM ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2026

LISA'S House, a Community Solutions, Inc. residential youth program, is seeking Residential Coach candidates for our various shift needs. WE ARE SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR CANDIDATES TO INTERVIEW VIRTUALLY FOR THESE POSITIONS ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2026.

Starting Wage: $23.59 (plus applicable shift differentials)

Join our mission-driven team as a Residential Coach at our Lisa's House Program in Plainville, CT. At Lisa’s House, youth will find an array of comprehensive, client-specific treatment, services and interventions to help with emotional regulation, empowering adolescent females on decision-making and building healthy relationships, and boosting educational functioning. This will be accomplished through the implementation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

The Residential Coach provides direct supervision, daily care, and support services for girls and their families involved with the program.

Available shifts:
Per Diem (as needed) for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts and 2nd Shift
- Saturday-Wednesday 3:00pm to 11:00pm

• Life-Changing Work:
  Help individuals on parole rebuild their lives and contribute to their communities in meaningful ways.
• Trauma-Informed Approach: CSI is committed to understanding and addressing trauma. You'll receive ongoing training to ensure you can support clients with care and compassion.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Work closely with the Program Director, Clinicians, and external stakeholders in a supportive, team-oriented setting.
• Growth Opportunities:
  Expand your expertise with training, certification, and professional development options in a growing organization.

• Performs duties involving care, custody, maintenance, educational and recreational planning and facilitation for youth in alignment with program’s therapeutic model;
• Counsels and advises girls in groups and individually by modeling appropriate behavior and encouraging girls to establish and develop effective, positive, interpersonal relationships;
• Contributes to a safe program community and culture;
• Facilitates daily focus and skills development groups;
• Develops and promotes gender-specific approaches;
• Maintains a gender-specific, relational, culturally competent, and strength-based culture within the program environment;
• Participates in weekly planning of program goals and objectives with assigned youth;
• Documents and maintains daily activities log in accordance with designated policies and procedure utilizing web-based and paper-versions of log books and notes;
• Prepares timely and accurate reports regarding activities, incidents and/or girls’ progress and adjustment;
• Oversees maintenance and cleanliness of the living environment;
• Regularly participates and contributes as a member of the program team;
• Supports and monitors family visits and assists as necessary with family mediations;
• Maintains order and security within the program by employing appropriate use of crisis intervention techniques and trainings;
• Transports girls to scheduled appointments/activities and provides line of sight supervision;
• Implements and monitors the program’s behavior motivation system;
• Demonstrates desired staff characteristics including enthusiasm, empathy, competency and the ability to model pro-social beliefs and values;
• Ensures that medication is administered in compliance with agency policies and procedures;
• Responds to all crisis / emergency situations and is expected to remain…