Residential Counselor

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionLooking for a full-time job with paid training and transferable certifications you can put on your resume?

Are you seeking a job with a service/mission component? Considering a career in human services?

Take Action Kids need YOUR mentorship, kindness, and support. Each staff member who joins us directly corresponds to being able to serve more kids.

What is this job?

We take an integrated approach to care at Everstand, blending both holistic and clinical methods to help address symptoms and start the journey towards recovery.

You would be part of a larger team working together to organize and run programming activities, ensuring the daily schedule of each child meets their goals, assisting with their educational needs, appointments, and modeling life skill-building activities.

What is this company? Everstand?

Board of Child Care is now Everstand New name, same enduring commitment. Read more about our rebranding journey here: www.everstand.org/2024rebrand. Everstand is an independent not-for-profit organization that is focused on serving children and their families. It has evolved and adapted from orphanages opened 140+ years ago to being a leader in providing high-quality behavioral health, educational, and residential services across the Mid-Atlantic.

What does this job do specifically?

Depending on which shift you’re working, here is what you can expect.

When the kids are awake you would:

• Document daily activities and happenings in the living unit within Everstand’s electronic health record system

• Accurately administer medication according to physician and/or nurse’s orders. Document the medication administration record (MAR). [All of Everstand's MD staff get certified as medication distribution technicians.]
• Help implement each child’s treatment plan (every child at Everstand has one – it’s a list of goals they’re working on while they’re at Everstand).
• Coach kids on cleanliness and orderliness in their personal hygiene, living unit and the surrounding campus.
• Link the kids to the medical team if they need anything.

• Support the kids getting ready for school (off grounds).
• Provides safe transportation (in Everstand vehicles) to scheduled appointments.
• Conduct inventories for resident belongings upon admission, discharge, and on a quarterly basis. They are all growing teens - you'll help them purchase new clothing once per quarter.
• Engage the kids in whatever is on the living unit’s schedule. Play games, facilitate getting calls or video visits set up with their families or other stakeholders, etc.
• Ensure the kids are dressed in weather and activity-appropriate clothing. Generally, during your shift, you'll always spend a little time outside (weather permitting), like throwing a football around or taking a therapeutic walk around campus.

While the kids are asleep you would:

• Complete bed checks for every resident every fifteen minutes.
• Finish any laundry and cleaning tasks to get ready for the next day.

Generally, as a part of the team you will:

• Complete a unit inspection checklist (all shifts perform this task) to make sure everything is working, supplies are stocked, and generally, the space is safe and well-lit.

• Rotate in the on-call coverage schedule.
• Foster an atmosphere of collaborative problem-solving among residents and co-workers.
• Provide good notes to the incoming shift so they are aware of what has been working well and what they should be mindful of.

This isn't an exhaustive list of responsibilities, but we hope it gives you a feel for what your day might be like.

What shifts would I work? Are full-time positions available?

• We are hiring for Full-Time (40 hours a week) positions with benefits
• Most of our staff work four days a week, either front-end (Sunday through Wednesday) or back-end (Wednesday through Saturday).
• There is an opportunity to pick up weekend shifts to earn overtime (if desired).

AVAILABLE SHIFTS

Front End Shift

Sunday: 10a-10:30p

Monday: 2:00p-10:30p

Tuesday: 2:00p-10:30p

Wednesday: 12:00p-10:30p

Back End Shift

Wednesday: 12:00p-10:30p

Thursday: 2:00p-10:30p

Friday: 2:00p-10:30p

Saturday: 10:00a-10:30p

What experience and education do I need? Required Education and Experience

• Associate degree plus 3 years experience in related fields

OR

• High school diploma plus 3 years experience in related fields

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Human Services, or related field from an accredited College or University, experience is preferred but not required.

Other Job Requirements

• This position requires you to drive Everstand vehicles. Must have a valid, active, driver's license with less than 7 points.
• Background check and drug screen required.
• The job responsibilities posted here are intended to be a summary of key responsibilities. A full and more detailed job description will be provided during the interview process.

Everstand is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital or veterans status. Everstand is a drug, tobacco and alcohol-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer by choice.

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