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About the Role
A Residence Counselor works at the Children’s Community Residence, Adirondack Youth Lodge (AYL), providing a temporary, safe place for youth with supervision, structure, skill-building, and behavior support. The role ensures individuals' health, safety, and welfare, enhances their quality of life, and supports community inclusion.
Responsibilities
- Identify strengths and unmet needs of youth.
- Provide skill-building in daily living, independent living, socialization, supportive counseling, education, vocational support, family support, physical health, and recreation.
- Coordinate wraparound service planning with community-based partners.
- Ensure adequate food, shelter, and clothing for each youth.
- Report nursing or medical concerns to the house RN and supervisor and follow recommendations.
- Provide individual assessment and instruction to youth in daily living skills.
- Prepare meals, involving youth in preparation.
- Intervene and assist in crisis situations, accessing appropriate resources.
- Support community outings, including transportation.
- Monitor and dispense medications according to physician’s orders.
- Provide programming as documented in the service/treatment plan.
- Communicate programming information to service providers and supervisor.
- Ensure staffing ratios are always met.
- Demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions.
- Utilize the least restrictive prompting.
- Participate in staff, team, and residence meetings.
- Attend appropriate training and maintain required certifications.
- Perform any related duties as assigned.
- Contemporaneously and accurately document programming as per policy and procedure.
- Accurately document client care and medical information.
- Assist with residence cleanliness and upkeep.
- Follow universal precautions protocols.
- Demonstrate flexibility with scheduling.
- Protect client confidentiality.
- Professionally represent Citizen Advocates, Inc. with families, other organizations, and the community.
- Follow program policy and procedure manual.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- One year of experience working with people with developmental disabilities/mental health needs.
- Maintain training, licenses, and certifications per regulatory and agency requirements.
Skills
- Supportive counseling (unlicensed)
- Medication monitoring and dispensing
- Crisis intervention
- Documentation
- Cultural competency
- Least restrictive prompting
- Universal precautions
Location
- Malone, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- Part Time
- Relief
- 24-hour operation, 7 days per week
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $18.00 - $22.00 Hourly
About the Company
- Citizen Advocates, Inc. operates the Adirondack Youth Lodge (AYL), a Children’s Community Residence.
Equal Opportunity
- Citizen Advocates is an Equal Employments Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.