Overnight/awake Residential Counselor - Jamaica Plain, United States - Italian Home For Children Inc

Italian Home For Children Inc
Italian Home For Children Inc
Verified Company
Jamaica Plain, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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JOIN OUR TEAM
Thank you for considering a career with the Italian Home for Children (IHC).

By joining us, you can make a difference both in the lives of children and families, and in the lives of our employees.


TEAM IHC is a
Transformative,
Empowering,
Adaptable,
Mindful,
Integrated,
Hopeful, and
Compassionate team serving hundreds of Massachusetts residents every year in a wide variety of health and human services.

In addition to contributing to our mission, IHC employees receive a competitive salary and benefits package with generous paid time off and fantastic training and development opportunities.


  • Remain awake and alert for the shift
  • Directly supervise and closely monitor clients throughout the entire overnight shift
  • Engage with and fully attend to children, monitoring behavior and interactions closely, monitoring sleeping children regularly and closely throughout the overnight shift
  • 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
  • Implement treatment protocol established in client's treatment plans and individual behavior plans
  • Interact with clients must demonstrate a therapeutic and caring purpose
  • Provide therapeutic intervention, including physical restraints, done safely and by training standards
  • Communicate effectively with day/evening staff, supervisors and clinical team
  • Responsible for laundering the clients clothing nightly
  • Maintain clean dorm areas and client bedrooms
  • Transport clients to school and appointments as assigned
  • Attend shift change meetings and provide regular updates about youth

Administration:

  • Complete serious incident, restraint reports and all other required reports, logs and documentation before leaving shift
  • Complete logs throughout the overnight shift by checking each bedroom and assuring children are asleep through regular checks of children, bedrooms and all areas of the unit
  • Responsible to ensure all logs and documentation are accurate
  • Attend required meetings and trainings, including weekly staff meeting and all milieu meeting
  • Actively participate in supervision and professional development opportunities
  • Report work time accurately, punch in/out for shifts, approve timecard every pay period via the HR/payroll system
  • Complete all online trainings by due date through HRIS system or other identified platforms

Personnel:

  • Interact with coworkers in a professional and respectful manner
  • Abide by Program and agency policies
  • Show respect for all coworkers and responsibility for the youth by arriving to all shifts on time and stay for the duration of the shift
  • Maintain high standards around attendance, punctuality, and responsibility
  • Current *MAP (Medication Administration Program) certification (*or certification received within 6 months of starting position)
  • Commitment to the highest quality of care for children and families
  • Demonstration of compassionate, sensitive, and empathetic care for clients
  • Strong commitment to supporting, nurturing, teaching, and empowering children
  • Reliability, show for shifts on time, regular/consistent attendance, abide by procedures for tardiness and absenteeism
  • Demonstration of support and belief in IHC's mission and values
  • Ability to bend, reach, move and lift 75 pounds
  • Skilled interpersonally and demonstration of teamwork
  • Flexible in thought and scheduling
  • Strength in working collaboratively
  • Responsive to emergencies quickly and safely; respond to unexpected circumstances calmly with a quick change of plan/strategy
  • High performance in a stressful and fast paced environment
  • Integrity in the handling of sensitive and confidential information related to clients and employees
  • Maintenance of strictest confidentiality regarding clients and employees; adhere to all HIPPA guidelines and regulations
  • Receptive and responsive to supervision and professional development
  • Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Valid Massachusetts Driver's License preferred
  • Acquire and retain First Aid and CPR certification
  • Acquire and retain certification in deescalation and restraint curriculum
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