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 Residential Counselor – Developmental Disabilities | Vinfen, Jamaica Plain
Support adults with developmental disabilities in Vinfen’s community-based residential programs. Help residents build independence, self-advocacy, daily living, and community integration skills.
Description
- Deliver individual and group support in a residential program
- Teach skills that promote independence, quality of life, and self-advocacy
- Maintain a safe, secure, and clean residential setting
- Help residents participate in their communities and build and sustain friendships
- Coordinate community supports, resources, recreation, and social inclusion
- Promote individual choice, decision-making, empowerment, and family collaboration
- Facilitate access to assistive technology and adaptive equipment
- Support employment, volunteer work, and other community engagement
- Provide training and support with rehabilitation, behavioral interventions, appointments, finances, daily living, shopping, meal preparation, cooking, and household tasks
- Complete hands-on responsibilities required by individual support plans
- Provide transportation when needed
- Assess physical and emotional well-being and report changes to supervisors
- Monitor residents’ funds
- Maintain records, progress notes, behavioral and academic data, communication logs, incident reports, and activity schedules
- Procure, store, administer, document, and dispose of medication according to MAP requirements, regulations, and company policy
- Coordinate with program nurses, case managers, the Visiting Nurses Association, and other relevant contacts
- Attend required training and staff meetings
- Follow internal and external regulatory policies and standards
- Complete household safety and maintenance duties, including housekeeping, snow removal, and trash disposal
- Cover shifts at other homes or programs as assigned
- Advocate for human rights and provide physical intervention or First Aid during emergencies
- Report concerns to the Disabled Persons Protections Commission
- Help develop, implement, and document treatment plans, ISP/PSTPs, and clinical programs
Requirements
- At least one year of related experience or training is encouraged
- High school diploma or equivalent is required
- Relevant experience may substitute for academic training in some cases
- A valid driver’s license is required upon hire
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Must maintain a valid U.S. driver’s license held for at least six months
- Personal vehicle use requires adequate insurance and a safe driving record
- Must pass a driver screening background check
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb
- Ability to lift at least 25 pounds using proper techniques or a two-person lift
- Ability to use a computer, calculator, copier, and printer
- Ability to sit, reach, climb stairs, and navigate narrow spaces or hallways
- Ability to assist clients with activities of daily living
- Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives
- Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision are required, along with the ability to adjust focus
- CPR certification is required within two weeks of hire
- First Aid certification is required within two weeks of hire
- MAP certification is required within 150 days of hire
- PBS Tier 1 certification is required within 150 days of hire
- Safety Care certification is required within 90 days of hire
Benefits
- Fully funded 401(a) employer-sponsored retirement plan with no employee contribution
- Employee-funded 403(b) retirement plan
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for eligible employees scheduled for at least 30 hours per week
- Employer contribution toward medical insurance costs
- Employer-paid life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability insurance
- Employer-paid short-term disability insurance for qualifying employees
- Flexible spending reimbursement accounts for health and dependent care
- Voluntary term life, whole life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Paid time off for employees scheduled for at least 20 hours per week