Overnight Counselor

Concern Housing offers a generous benefit package which includes; Medical Insurance (Agency pays 80% of the premium), Affordable Voluntary Dental and Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Agency Sponsored Retirement Plan, Employee Sponsored 403(b) Retirement Plan, Agency Sponsored Life Insurance Coverage and an Excellent Paid Time Off Package. Concern encourages employee growth, offering Educational Assistance and Scholarship Programs, Licensure Reimbursement and Possible Internship/Clinical Supervision. Referral Bonuses are also available

Concern Housing is seeking an overnight counselor to primarily be responsible for the overall monitoring and safety of the residents and the sites.

**Position**: Overnight Counselor
**Location**: Brooklyn, New York (MacDougal Street)
**Schedule**: Monday-Friday; 12am-8am
**Salary**: $41,600/yr.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Adherence to all policies and procedures as set forth in Concern’s personnel manual.

Read log for updates, instructions, and assignments.

Provide counseling as needed, redirect to regular staff when appropriate.

Crisis intervention as needed.

Weekly medication counts, check for accuracy and corresponding documentation.

Perform hourly walk-thrus of site during shift.

Unlock kitchen and set out food for breakfast.

Participate in monitoring of morning meds as needed.

Prompt clients needing to wake early.

Attend site’s monthly staff meetings.

Participate in all trainings as required, including Relias Learning.

Attend agency forums.

Remain current with all Agency required compliance documents and trainings.

**Requirements**: Requires a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent along with at least two years of experience in a similar role.

**Keywords**: direct care counselor, direct support counselors, mental health, human services, social work, advocacy, psychology