Relief Counselor, Hawthorne House

Position Title:

Relief Counselor
Program/Dept:
Hawthorne House (Transitional Residential Treatment Facility)

Reports to:

Program Director
Classification:
Relief, On-Call, Non-Exempt
Compensation: $26.08 hourly (Non-Benefited Position)

* Internship supervision hours available.

Caminar is a leading behavioral health organization that supports youth and adults across multiple counties in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. Caminar builds strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment, and wrap‑around services, delivered through evidence‑based, whole‑person care. Founded in 1964, Caminar's vision is to be a beacon of safety, compassion, and fulfillment, supporting all those in our communities who need it most.

Our mission is to build strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment delivered through evidence-based, whole‑person care.

Caminar values diversity. People of all races, ethnicities, countries of origin, faiths, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities are welcome here.

Under supervision of the Program Director or Assistant Director, Relief Counselors, who replace regular Counselors in their absence or who supplement the counseling staff, provide support and assistance to clients through individual and group counseling in a crisis or transitional residential treatment program. Relief Counselors work as needed to relieve full‑time staff. Applicants must be available for evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.

The ability to work several shifts per week is also strongly preferred. Relief counselor is responsible for reporting work availability on a weekly basis to the Assistant Director or his/her designated representative.

• Responsible for reporting work availability on a weekly basis to the designated program representative. Must be regularly available to work day, evening, overnight, and weekend shifts as needed.
• Develop and maintain a respectful, caring, tolerant, ethical, and empowering relationship with all individuals served.
• Establish and maintain clear and effective communications with clients, ensure that their needs are met, assist them in the development and implementation of their treatment plans, and prepare them for the next level of care or other discharge options.
• Monitor and document clients' intake of psychiatric medications and ensure that medications are handled and stored in accordance with established program procedures and licensing regulations; regularly review medication logs to ensure that they are accurate and complete.
• Document clients' progress in program charts and conduct regular chart reviews in accordance with established program procedures.
• Assist program management in ensuring compliance with all agency policies and procedures, contractual agreements, licensing and certification requirements, and local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Provide one-to-one and group counseling to program clients, as assigned and as necessary.
• Provide accurate, timely, and complete transfer of program and client information to other staff as they begin their shift.
• Assist program management with ongoing development, implementation, evaluation, and refinement of documented curriculum in support of all classes and groups provided.
• Conduct educational classes for program participants, as assigned, ensuring that the curriculum for such classes is documented, regularly updated, improved, and expanded.
• Provide crisis intervention as necessary.
• Perform client intake interviews and assessments, as assigned.
• Remain alert and perform job functions as assigned and as necessary during awake overnight shifts.
• Orient new clients to the program, or, when possible, enable other clients to orient new clients.
• Coordinate client treatment and rehabilitation among all those involved, including therapists, other providers, and family members.
• Maintain and safeguard client monthly allowance accounts, petty cash funds and program funds. Provide accurate monthly accounting of these funds and ensuring that they balance properly and that all receipts…