# Overnight Counselor - Full Time

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

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## Description

**Overnight Counselor – Full Time**

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

Responsibilities of the Overnight Counselor are to provide services to adults who have a diagnosis of mental illness and living in a group home.  Specific duties of the Overnight 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.
-   Maintaining a healthy and clean environment for our clients. 
-   Household tasks such as cleaning, inventory, and medication counts.
-   Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging. 
-   Provide transportation to clients using the agency’s vehicles.

Note- There are about 4 hours of tasks that need to be completed each night.  The Overnight Counselor must be available for clients if they need anything during the middle of the night; however, if it is quiet the Overnight Counselor can rest for the remainder of the shift once the tasks are complete.

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

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Equal Opportunity Employer

## Requirements

**Skills/Qualifications for the Overnight Counselor include:**

-   Demonstrated ability in helping others.
-   Experience working with people who have a diagnosis of mental illness or other human service experience, preferred but not required.
-   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.
-   College classes in human services, preferred but not required.
-   Valid and insurable driver's license preferred but not required. Agency vehicles are available for transporting clients.  Must have a personal vehicle to use for business purposes when not transporting clients.

## Benefits

Salary and Schedule of the Overnight Counselor position:

-   $21.46/hour. $44,636.80/annual equivalent plus prorated benefits.
-   40 hours per week.
-   Supportive work environment.
-   Make A Difference Helping Others in a Workplace Where You Matter
-   Providing A Culture of Caring

**Emmanuel House Schedule:**

Monday 10:30pm awake overnight until Tuesday at 8:30am

Tuesday 10:30pm awake overnight until Wednesday at 8:30am

Wednesday 10:30pm awake overnight until Thursday at 8:30am

Thursday 10:30pm awake overnight until Friday at 8:30am

Friday Off starting at 8:30am

Saturday Off

Sunday Off