Vinfen is a nonprofit health and human services organization that has supported people and communities since 1977. Its community-based programs serve people living with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, autism, and other behavioral health challenges. Across more than 500 locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, Vinfen delivers recovery and habilitation services, supported living, education and employment support, clinical and peer services, and crisis response. The organization serves approximately 14,000 people each year and brings together healthcare, social impact, and human services teams focused on advocacy, resilience, and self-determination. Its broader community work includes partnerships, volunteering, events, and fundraising.
Part-Time Awake Overnight Residential Counselor – Brain Injury | Haverhill, MA
Part-time, onsite overnight residential counseling role with Vinfen in Haverhill, Massachusetts, supporting people with brain injuries. Responsibilities include daily-living assistance, medication support, safety monitoring, and treatment documentation.
Description
- Oversee overnight activities in a community living setting
- Provide individualized and group support to residents
- Teach practical skills that promote independence and quality of life
- Maintain a safe, secure, and clean residential environment
- Help implement treatment plans, including ISP/PSTPs and clinical programs
- Contribute to treatment planning when needed
- Maintain records, gather behavioral and academic data, write progress notes, and document incidents, programs, and routine activities
- Support residents with activities of daily living, including showering, personal hygiene, dressing, and household chores
- Conduct and record fire and safety training
- Monitor residents’ physical and emotional needs and report changes to a supervisor
- Store, administer, record, and dispose of medication in accordance with MAP requirements, regulations, and company policy
- Complete required training and attend staff meetings; support new-staff orientation
- Follow company policies and requirements from internal and external regulatory bodies
- Complete hands-on program duties, site safety and maintenance, housekeeping, snow removal, garbage disposal, and transportation as needed
- Maintain required staff-to-resident ratios and provide last-minute coverage
- Deliver physical intervention and first aid during behavioral or medical emergencies
- Report to the Disabled Persons Protections Commission as required
- Remain awake, alert, and fully dressed for the entire shift
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Three months to one year of experience in a related role
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver’s license provided at hiring
- At least 21 years old
- Valid U.S. driver’s license held for at least six months
- Adequate insurance and a safe driving record when using a personal vehicle
- Ability to pass a driver screening background check
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, sit, reach, climb stairs, and move through narrow spaces or hallways
- Ability to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or a two-person lift
- Ability to use a computer, calculator, copier, and printer
- Ability to assist residents with activities of daily living
- Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with residents, staff, and external representatives
- Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, with the ability to adjust focus
- Obtain CPR certification within two weeks of hire
- Obtain First Aid certification within two weeks of hire
- Obtain MAP certification within 150 days of hire
- Obtain PBS Tier 1 certification within 150 days of hire
- Obtain Safety Care certification within 90 days of hire
- Knowledge of and ability to use varied communication styles
- Knowledge of empowerment, self-advocacy, participatory planning, crisis intervention, advocacy, physical personal management, and household management techniques
- Ability to teach practical skills
- Ability to work independently and within an interdisciplinary team
- Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender-related considerations