Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York

Residential Counselor

Residential & Direct SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBronx, NY, USA$23.47 - $25.11

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma is required.
Experience or training relevant to helping people with mental illness is required.
Must be able to work a flexible shift schedule and be available for emergencies.

Responsibilities

Implement the Community Residence Program by helping residents learn community life skills appropriate to their needs as recorded in their comprehensive service plans, supporting greater independence.
Integrate resident care with other Beacon staff and service providers.
Follow regulations described by the New York State Office of Mental Health and the policies and procedures of Beacon of Hope House, Inc.
Attend meetings as required by the program or agency.
Provide case management for assigned clients and help residents develop daily living skills, including grooming, dressing, meal planning and preparation, shopping, travel, budgeting, health care, social skills, and recreational skills.
Maintain records as required by agency policies and procedures, including documenting events, interactions, and plans in individual case records.
Maintain the community residence environment according to program design and residents’ individual and collective needs.
Supervise distribution of medication to residents and track it through shift and weekly counts as indicated.
Discuss residents’ long- and short-term goals and evaluate the services they receive at Beacon of Hope House.
Draft residents’ comprehensive service plans, provide information about residents, facilitate their participation in discussing plans, and present descriptive material about recent client functioning at rounds, meetings, or conferences.
Carry out helping strategies agreed upon at rounds with program directors and program managers.
Act as liaison for services identified in residents’ comprehensive service plans, including scheduling, follow-up, collaboration, and referrals for medical, psychiatric, dental, entitlement benefits, day programs, pharmaceutical, travel, emergency, financial, and legal services.
Assist with planning and carrying out weekend and evening recreational activities with residents.

Residential Counselor - 2001707

Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York · The Bronx, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-30

Workplace: on_site

Department: Beacon Of Hope

Description

Position Summary:

Responsible for implementation of Community Residence Program by helping residents learn
community life skills appropriate to their needs as recorded in their comprehensive service plan so that they may grow toward more independent lives.

Salary: $23.47 - $25.11

Location: 3069 Villa Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Integrate care of residents with other Beacon staff as well as with other service providers.
• Following regulations as described by the New York State Office of Mental Health and enumerated by the Policies and Procedures of the Beacon of Hope House, Inc.
• Attendance at all meetings as required by the Program or instructed by the Agency.
• Case management of clients as assigned by the Program Manager. Working with residents to attain skills of daily living, i.e. grooming, dressing, meal planning and preparation, shopping, travel,
budgeting, health care, social and recreational skills.
• Record keeping responsibilities as indicated by Agency Policy and Procedures. All program staff may record in individual cases records as required by events, interactions or plans.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the community residence environment according to the program design and the individual and collective needs of residents.
• Supervise the distribution of medication to residents and track such with shift and weekly counts as
indicated.
• Engage residents in regular discussion related to their individual long and short-term goals and an
evaluation of the services they receive at the Beacon of Hope House.
• Draft the resident’s comprehensive service plan, providing information regarding the resident. Facilitate the formal involvement of the resident in discussing the service plan. Present descriptive material at rounds or other meetings or conferences relative to the recent functioning of the client.
• Carry out strategies for helping which are discussed and agreed at rounds meetings with both Program Directors and Program Managers.
• Act as liaison for all other services needed by the resident and specified in the comprehensive service plan, which includes scheduling, follow up, collaboration, referral or any other process necessitated by the client’s service plan. Services include, but are not limited to: medical, psychiatric, dental, entitlement benefits, day programs, pharmaceutical, travel, emergency, financial, and legal.
• Assist in planning and carrying out weekend and evening recreational activities with residents.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Must be able to work flexible/shift schedule and be available for emergencies.

Qualifications

Education and/or experience required:
• High School Diploma.
• Experience or training relevant to helping the mentally ill.

Catholic Charities and Catholic Charities Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Apply

Apply at Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York

About the Company

Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Not listed
Founded: Not listed

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York

See more jobs