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Description

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.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications for the Overnight Counselor include:

• Demonstrated ability in helping others.
• Experience working with people who have a diagnosis of mental illness or other human service experience, preferred but not required.
• Both the ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• The ability to be organized and have good time management skills.
• College classes in human services, preferred but not required.
• Valid and insurable driver's license preferred but not required. Agency vehicles are available for transporting clients. Must have a personal vehicle to use for business purposes when not transporting clients.

Benefits

Salary and Schedule of the Overnight Counselor position:

• $21.46/hour. $44,636.80/annual equivalent plus prorated benefits.
• 40 hours per week.
• Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, and a 30-minute paid lunch.
• Supportive work environment.
• Make A Difference Helping Others in a Workplace Where You Matter
• Providing A Culture of Caring

1574 House Schedule:

Sunday Off

Monday Off

Tuesday 10:30pm awake overnight until 9:30am

Wednesday 10:30pm awake overnight until 9:30am

Thursday 10:30pm awake overnight until 9:30am

Friday Off

Saturday 8:30am - 3:30pm

Visit our website at www.mohawkopportunities.org.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

All offers for employment will be contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed background checks.

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence. Our goal is to provide services and supports that assist individuals living with mental illness to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Sr. Director of Human Resources at 518-836-3980.