Residential Counselor

Description

At Italian Home for Children, we are creating communities where all children, adults, and families are embraced and empowered to reach their full potential. Join IHC and become a part of a supportive, caring, and committed team that is making a difference every day. Are you ready to help? Are you prepared for professional growth opportunities? Apply Now!

The Residential Counselor will be directly responsible for the daily care of Italian Home for Children clients. Italian Home for Children’s Residential Counselors support clients in reaching their full potential through providing positive and nurturing relationships and a stable, consistent, and structured living environment. Our approach to residential care offers clients the opportunity to learn new life skills and to replace maladaptive behaviors with more appropriate and socially acceptable strategies.

Through training, direct care staff will develop the skills and tools necessary to provide clients with the best possible care. Residential Counselors model care, empathy and patience for children and families. RCs are committed to providing the highest quality of care for children.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title, but additional responsibilities may be required. Employees are expected to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Programming:

• Directly supervise clients
• Engage with and fully attend to children, monitoring behavior and interactions closely
• Provide a therapeutic milieu environment for clients, maintaining a safe and healthy environment; and meeting the physical and emotional needs of clients
• Work as a part of a multidisciplinary team to further the emotional, behavioral, and educational development of clients
• Plan, implement, and participate in social and recreational activities for clients
• Implement treatment protocol established in client’s treatment plans and individual behavior plans
• Interactions with clients must demonstrate a therapeutic and caring purpose
• Apply model of childcare, including therapeutic crisis intervention methods, and physical restraint
• Transport clients to community activities, community schools, and other appointments

• Administration:

• Complete serious incident, restraint reports and all other required reports, logs and documentation
• Attend required meetings and complete assigned oral and written reports
• Actively participate in supervision and professional development opportunities offered at Italian Home for Children

• Personnel:

• Interact with coworkers in a professional and respectful manner
• All interactions in the presence of clients must be appropriate, respectful and in line with all training principles
• Commitment to the highest quality of care for children and families
• Strong commitment to supporting, nurturing, teaching, and empowering children
• Provide therapeutic physical restraints safely and by training standards
• Current *MAP (Medication Administration Program) certification (*or certification received within 6 months of starting position)
• Ability to bend, reach, move and lift 75 pounds
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Flexible and able to work collaboratively
• Ability to respond to emergencies quickly and safely
• High performance in a stressful and fast paced environment
• Demonstrated understanding and application of principles taught in trainings and seminars to the milieu, including therapeutic crisis intervention skills
• Must be receptive and responsive to supervision and professional development
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal and writing)
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License REQUIRED

The Italian Home for Children is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to building a diverse team to support our population of diverse clients. All qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, handicap, genetics, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other protected status.

• IHC is committed to providing employees with an excellent benefits program, including:

• Generous Paid Time Off, including vacation, sick, personal, and 12 holidays
• Employee Recognition Program
• Comprehensive Health and Dental Benefits
• FSA – medical and dependent care
• Retirement Planning – 403B
• Spot Bonus Program
• Free Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free Parking on Campus