# Residence Counselor- Part Time

**Company:** [Mohawk Opportunities Inc.](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/svRQLXhQW6b7cn9qXNGoyH.md)
**Location:** Schenectady, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Part-time

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## Description

**Dominion House Residence Counselor - Part Time**  

**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.**

**Responsibilities of the Residence Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and living in a group home.  Specific duties of the Residence Counselor included:**

-   Provide supportive counseling;
-   Providing rehabilitation skills such as teaching of daily living skills including medication management and coping skills, crisis intervention and prevention;
-   Recreation activities for socialization and stress reduction; and
-   Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients ensuring clients are doing their chores correctly and by assisting with cleaning activities. 
-   Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging. 
-   Provide transportation to clients using the agency’s vehicles.

## Requirements

Skills/Qualifications for the Residence Counselor include:

-   College classes in human services, BA preferred.
-   Demonstrated ability in helping others.
-   Valid and insurable driver's license. Agency vehicles are available for transporting clients. Must have a personal vehicle to use for business purposes when not transporting clients.
-   Experience working with people who have a diagnosis of mental illness or other human service experience.
-   Both the ability to work independently and as a team member.
-   Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
-   The ability to be organized and have good time management skills.

## Benefits

**Salary and Schedules of the Residence Counselor positions:**

·         $22.08/hour; 20 hours per week; $22,963.20/annual equivalent plus benefits.

-   Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, and a 30-minute paid lunch.
-   Supportive work environment.
-   Make A Difference Helping Others in a Workplace Where You Matter
-   Providing A Culture of Caring

**Dominion House Schedule:**

Monday- Off

Tuesday- Off

Wednesday- 5:00pm-11:00pm

Thursday- 5:00pm-11:00pm

Friday- Off

Saturday- Off

Sunday- 8:00am-4:00pm

Visit our website at [www.mohawkopportunities.org](http://www.mohawkopportunities.org/). 

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**Equal Opportunity Employer**

_All offers for employment will be contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed background checks._

Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence.  Our goal is to provide services and supports that assist individuals living with mental illness to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Sr. Director of Human Resources at 518-836-3980.