Pine Street Inn Boston , MA 02298
Posted 2 months ago
Description
SCHEDULE: 40 hours, Mon-Fri, 11:00 p.m.
Pays $21.40 per hour DOE, plus $2.00 (shift differential pay) for every hour worked between 11:00pm
LOCATION: 41 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA
Summary of the Position:
The Awake Overnight Residential Counselor is responsible for the overall safety of the tenants in the program at the 34 New Chardon Street residence under the Behavioral Health Division of Pine Street Inn, a program that provides permanent housing to formerly homeless women using a Housing First/Stabilization model.
The program serves women from diverse backgrounds, circumstances, and age groups. The mission is to provide trauma-informed, gender sensitive and gender specific support services that meet the special needs so they can heal and have time to heal, prepare to reintegrate into the community, and break the cycle of homelessness. The Awake Overnight Residential Counselor will assist tenants in performing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) skills in the early morning hours, create, and maintain a respectful atmosphere that empowers very chronic, mentally ill tenants to reach their highest level of functioning.
Requirements
Required:
Preferred:
Advanced training in human services work
Previous experience working with a Housing First/Stabilization Model
Knowledge/Experience:
Required:
Minimum of one (1) year prior work experience working with individuals suffering from complex disabilities in a shelter, community residence, or in an inpatient setting
Experience maintaining a safe environment for clients in a program setting
Familiarity with the concepts of rehabilitation and consumer empowerment
Some knowledge/understanding of mental innless conditions and dual diagnosis individuals
Experience working with dually diagnosed individuals
Experience assisting people with ADL skills
Effective writing and verbal skills
Preferred:
Previous experience working with a Housing First/Stabilization model
Previous experience working with the homeless population
Previous experience working with dual diagnosis and/or untreated mental illness
Pine Street Inn