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Unity House Overnight Counselor Crisis Residence in Troy, New York
We have an exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary team as a full or part time Overnight Counselor for our brand new six-bed Crisis Residence that offers a safe place for the stabilization of psychiatric symptoms and a range of person-centered trauma informed services to support participants. This is a short term stay facility that serves participants for up to 28 days as they prepare to transition back to the community. You will make significant impact on advancing this comprehensive specialty care residence, and provide meaningful support to the team
Full Time/Part time
Shifts are 10:00PM – 8:00AM.
Position may be eligible for a $750 sign on bonus.
Responsibilities:
Provide staff coverage in a 24/7 staffed transitional residential setting
Assist program participants as needs arrive with supportive counseling.
Provide service coordination and medication supervision for program participants.
Provide crisis intervention/emergency assistance for residence.
Ensure satisfactory functioning of the facility with light cleaning duties with possible light lifting.
Must do evening safety routines and check lists.
Promote an environment of inclusion and belonging
Required:
High School Diploma or GED with 1-year previous experience with mental health population. Must be responsible and reliable. Strong communication skills. Reliable transportation. Must be able to work as a team and individually. Must be able to work weekend rotation.
Benefits :
Generous time off benefits including 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year)
56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
Major medical leave
Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
403b (you can contribute right away) company contributions begin after one year of employment
Student Loan forgiveness program.
50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place.
Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts
Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community!
Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.
As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.