Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!
As a Substitute Residential Counselor, you will work in an adult group home in Medford, Burlington County, NJ. The residential group home serves adults with a severe and persistent mental illness who have been discharged from Ancora State Psychiatric Hospital after a minimal stay of six months.
Responsibilities:
• Provide onsite consumer supervision
• Provide proper training and assistance with hygiene, grooming, meal preparation, laundry, and household chores
• Provide functional assessments of consumers
• Supervise and organize recreational activities
• Record significant shift incidents and observations
• Train and direct in all Activities of Daily Living
• Respond to emergency situations as directed by the Program Supervisor
• Have availability to consumers and staff on a 24 hour emergency basis
• Must work 2 or more Holidays per year
• Must work 16 hours of weekend per month
• Must attend 8 staff meetings per year
Benefits:
• Competitive base salary
• Supplemental income
• Per Diem flexible schedule
• Opportunity for personal and career growth
• Team oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy