Residence Counselor- Dominion House in New York

Dominion House Residence Counselor - Part Time  

We welcome college grads or students working towards a degree in human services. Great opportunity to gain experience in human services.  We provide training and staff development.

We DO NOT do personal care personal care AND we DO NOT do physical restraints.  Everything we do with our clients is verbal engagement and interactions including supportive counseling and teaching.

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with Mental Illness, HIV/AIDS and those who are homeless achieve stable community living and independence by providing:

• Housing that is safe and affordable,
• Services that facilitate growth and recovery,
• Relationships built on a foundation of caring and respect, and
• A sense of hope for the future.
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Dominion House Residence Counselor- Full Time

Responsibilities of the Dominion House Residence Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosed mental illness and are living in group home for stabilization. Clients are referred from an inpatient hospital or from the community due to a crisis situation.  Dominion House is a short-term program and helps clients stabilize before they are referred to the next level of transitional housing. Specific duties included:

• Providing supportive counseling to assist in stabilizing.
• Crisis prevention skills and coping skills.
• Crisis intervention.
• Medication supervision and teaching of medication management.
• Teaching of daily living skills.
• Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients to become independent which includes some cleaning; and
• Socialization skills and recreational activities.

We DO NOT do personal...