Mental Health Counselor; Restoration Center

Summary

Provide direct service in the Restoration Center Respite Program, designed to provide a staff‑secure, safe, and structured recovery and treatment focused environment for adults who have behavioral health symptoms, mental health, substance use or co‑occurring disorders that require 24‑hour per day support in an unlocked treatment setting in a community‑based program that serves as a medically necessary, less‑restrictive, and voluntary alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.

• Helps prepare person served transitioning to the community to engage in a recovery process and to communicate their strengths, hopes, dreams and goals to the team.
• Assists with the completion of functional and strengths‑based assessments as needed.
• Implements individual’s Community Support plan.
• Ensures an environment that promotes safety, recovery, and treatment.
• Participates in trainings; attend supervision meetings, staff meetings and Team meetings as requested.
• Assists clients in routine living activities including cleaning, meal preparation, vacuuming, and grocery shopping.
• Performs light meal prep and monitors dining area.
• Adheres to all company and divisional and program specific policies and procedures, including safe work practices, worker’s compensation, universal precautions and exposure control. Complies with accreditation and licensing standards, as well as physical site licensing standards and regulations.
• Uses crisis intervention techniques when necessary. Accesses on‑call back up when needed.
• Completes incident documentation as needed.
• Ensures maintenance and safety of physical site.
• Performs other duties as required.

Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

• A fully funded, employer‑sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee‑funded 403(b) plan
• First‑rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open to all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
• Employer‑paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long‑Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
• Voluntary Term Life, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
• 15 days of Vacation per year
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• 10 Sick Days per year
• 3 Personal Days per year
• Up to $6,000 per year in Tuition Assistance
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Other generous benefits including access to discounted movie and theme park tickets, online shopping discounts, and more!

• Strong commitment to the right and ability of people served by Respite to live, work, have meaningful relationships and receive the resources and supports needed in their community of choice.
• Ability to work in a therapeutic milieu setting.
• Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with program clients.
• Knowledge of recovery‑oriented, person‑centered and strengths‑based values, and principles and modalities.
• Knowledge of empowerment and self‑advocacy techniques.
• Sensitivity to cultural, religious, ethnic, disability, and gender issues.
• Knowledge of human, legal, civil rights, community and other resources.
• Knowledge and use of different communication and learning styles.
• Ability to balance competing priorities.
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions.
• Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity.
• Knowledge of personal computer applications and equipment.

• One to two years of job‑specific experience in the human services field preferred.
• Preference given to bi‑lingual/bi‑cultural applicants and applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.

A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Driving is a requirement for this position using either a Vinfen van or personal vehicle. If using a personal…