Residential Counselor

Show your passion by empowering youth and families when joining the Wayside team! Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions. We invest in our employees' wellness with comprehensive benefits, including tuition and training reimbursement, a PTO package with 3 wellness days, 9 paid holidays, and up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year. Enjoy a learning environment with free training, CEUs, and more, along with exceptional medical benefits, financial health supports, and career development opportunities. Apply today and earn a $2,000.00 sign-on bonus (pro-rated for part-time)! Residential Counselors Young Adult Program - Somerville Salary Range: $20.50 - $21.50/hour depending on experience + sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time). Wayside Youth & Family Support Network has open positions where you can begin to build a career! No college degree necessary! Wayside provides a warm work environment with team focused management that places value on healthy work dynamics. A perfect job for folks who like to be busy, creative and offer innovative care to youth and families. Schedule: This position requires coverage for Tuesday-Saturday second shift (2:00 PM-10:00 PM) OR Sunday-Thursday second shift (2:00PM-10:00PM). What You Will Do: • Directly supervise and engage with youth/residents in activities and daily routines. • Support skill building for all youth/residents through collaborative team work. • Show yourself to be a willing learner in trainings and maintain necessary certifications. • Facilitating recreational activities for clients, working with the staff team to ensure the program structure while providing positive role modeling for youth. • Safe client transportation and medication administration once MAP certified. • Assist the program in providing basic needs for clients, such as regular meals, a safe and clean living environment, recreational activities, and appropriate hygiene. Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars: • High quality communication skills show an ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate with others at all levels. • Reflective self-awareness. • Ability to manage risk. • Dynamic ability to support youth. • Demonstrates flexibility and creative thinking (i.e. ability to adapt and adjust to changing work situations, processes, and procedures). Minimum Requirements: • Valid drivers’ license required - motor vehicle background record checks will be completed. • High School degree or equivalent required. • Evenings and weekends required as part of scheduled shifts. • Coverage of holiday shifts. • Participation in mandatory stay late coverage rotation. We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Trauma Informed Practice, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, CPR and First Aid