Job Description
Acute Residential Counselor Floater – Developmental Services: Behavioral Support (Full-Time)
The residential programs are modeled off a home setting serving clients whose needs are complex and range in intensity.
Responsibilities:
- Initiate constructive activities that address goals on a client's Individual Support Agreement (treatment plan)
- Implement the support and crisis plans (utilizing Therapeutic Options training), in collaboration with the greater treatment team.
- Facilitate community inclusion, daily living, and skill acquisition
- Utilization of sound judgement and maintenance of clam demeanor during crisis
- Provide needed behavioral and/or mental health support
- Provide needed personal and/or medical care
Requirements:
- Three to four years of experience in a human services or combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skill has been acquired
- High school degree or equivalent
- Routine lifting
- Valid driver's license, and use of a personal vehicle
- Ability to work either Saturday or Sunday
- Experience with de escalation techniques
- Committed to trauma-informed approach
- Person centered
Structure:
- Varied schedules including weekend and evening hours
- Travel within Chittenden County
- Residential homes located in Hinesburg, Burlington, Colchester, & Essex
- Non-exempt
- AFSCME Union (dues will apply)
- Starting at $22.52 an hour
- We offer a competitive salary commensurate to experience
- Ability to work either Saturday or Sunday
Watch this YouTube clip to hear from people doing the work! https://youtu.be/44myM2egZV8
Benefits:
- Generous time off starting at 36 days of combined time off per year for full-time employees (and increasing with years of service); pro-rated for positions 16 hours or more
- Comprehensive Health Insurance with 80% agency-paid premium support for individuals, couples, and families (pro-rated for part time). This Point of Service Plan features no deductible.
- Two Dental Options
- Vision Insurance
- Employer 401(k) contributions
- Employer Paid Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term insurance
- Medical & Childcare Flexible Spending Account
- Childcare Stipend
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee referral program with financial payment
- Discounted online undergraduate/graduate courses through Champlain College truED
- Award-winning workplace wellness program including physical fitness groups for staff, financial wellness incentives, and ongoing workplace wellness advocacy and education
- Voluntary benefits from local/international businesses: discounted gym memberships, mobile phone service, ski/snowboard passes, auto/home insurance, and more!
- Employee referral bonus is subject to Howard Center policy.
Our Values: Clients are at the heart of our decision making. We are committed to individual and collective well-being and success. We are responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us. We are steadfast in our practice and pursuit of excellence.
Howard Center is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. The agency's culture and service delivery is strengthened by the diversity of its workforce. Minorities, people of color, LGBTQIA+ and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. Visit "About Us" to review Howard Center's EOE policy.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Burlington, Vermont |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1865 |
| Website | https://www.howardcenter.org |
About Company
Situated alongside Lake Champlain, we are the largest private non-profit human services organization in the State of Vermont. Since 1865, Howard Center has been helping people and communities thrive by providing supports and services to address mental health, substance use, and developmental needs. Today, we employ 1,600 staff providing services in 60 locations serving more than 16,000 community members annually.
Through our competitive and award-winning benefits, work-life balance and equal opportunity employment, we build teams of dedicated, passionate individuals who embrace our mission and are committed to making a lasting contribution to the lives of the people we serve.
The world around us continues to change every day. At Howard Center, we believe it is vital to face new and unanticipated obstacles with all of our voices. We welcome applicants of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, identities and expressions, religious beliefs, disabilities, age groups, lived experiences and perspectives. In order to provide the best care for our clients, our aim is for our staff to be a reflection of the community we serve.