Residential Counselor

Residential Counselors- Full Time

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.

We DO NOT do personal care personal care AND we DO NOT do physical restraints.  Everything we do with our clients is verbal engagement and interactions including supportive counseling and teaching.

We are seeking staff in the following areas.

• Residence Counselors: $21.46-$22.08/hour
• Service Coordinator: $22.66/hour
• Dominion House Case Manager: $23.77/hour

Responsibilities are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and living in a group home or independent apartment.  Specific duties included:

• Provide supportive counseling;
• Providing rehabilitation skills such as teaching of daily living skills including medication management and coping skills, crisis intervention and prevention;
• Recreation activities for socialization and stress reduction; and
• Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients ensuring clients are doing their chores correctly and by assisting with cleaning activities.

Skills/Qualifications for the Residence Counselor include:

• Demonstrated ability in helping others.
• Experience working with people who have a diagnosis of mental illness or other human service experience, preferred.
• College classes in human services, BA preferred.
• 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.
• Valid and insurable driver’s license.
  • Service Coordinator position requires applicants to have their own vehicle for business purposes.

Benefits and Schedules of the Residence Counselor positions:

• Schedules vary and can be found on our website- mohawkopportunities.org/careers.
• Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, and 30-minute paid meal break.
• Supportive work environment
• Culture of Caring
• Core value of inclusion and belonging

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

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