Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

This position provides direct support and skill coaching to individuals receiving residential mental health services, helping them build stability, independence, and confidence. Working as part of a treatment team, staff create a safe, structured environment while supporting clients through crisis situations, reinforcing healthy coping strategies, and encouraging meaningful community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:4 supervision and support to individuals in a Washington County Mental Health residence.
• May include overnight shifts, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Participate in agency training with the goal of understanding clinical principles, skills, assumptions and strategies within one year.
• Crisis intervention as needed.
• Perform environmental sweeps of the clients’ residence in accordance with house guidelines and written treatment plans to ensure the safety of all clients.
• Model, coach, and reinforce skills to assist client in maintaining appropriate and effective boundaries, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness as needed.
• Coach engagement in prosocial activities that may improve the quality of life for clients and assist them in accessing the community and participating in activities such as walks, community meals, shopping, volunteering and recreational activities.
• Model and coach living skills including cooking, housekeeping, laundry, budgeting, shopping and personal hygiene.
• Transport clients for medical, psychiatric, court and/or Dept. of Corrections appointments, and employment as needed.

Requirements

• B.A. in psychology or related field is preferred.
• Previous work with MH and or SUD population is desirable.
• Valid driver’s license, excellent driving record and safe, insured vehicle required.

Skills

• Crisis intervention
• Emotional regulation
• Distress tolerance
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Community engagement
• Budgeting
• Shopping
• Personal hygiene

Location

• Berlin, VT

Work Type

• Full Time
• Any

Education Level

• High School Completion or Equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• $20.25 - $21.08 Hourly