MedStar Health
When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.
For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXedSArtYbg
The Home for Little Wanderers' Harrington House is looking for Residential Counselors to care for children in their Dorchester location. In the group home, children or adolescents, ranging in age from 8-13, are in transition back to their families or moving on to independent living, but need support to make a successful transition back to their communities.
Hours: Saturday - Tuesday, 2pm - 10pm
The program provides residential treatment in a safe, structured, home-like environment. Children participate fully in the community through school attendance and extracurricular activities. The programs also offer clinical services, health services, psychiatric services, educational assistance, milieu therapy, and case management services.
How You'll Be Making A Difference
Providing a safe, supportive environment for children or adolescents aged 8-15 in transition back to their families or moving toward independent living. Ensuring participation of children in community activities, including school and extracurriculars. Offering clinical, health, psychiatric, educational, milieu therapy, and case management services. Under the supervision of the Residential Supervisor, maintaining a safe environment for children. Communicating with other counselors from previous shifts to ensure continuity of care and documenting daily activities.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent, with relevant parenting or childcare experience. Valid driver's license required.
Physical Requirements Continuous walking, standing, climbing, lifting objects for 6-7 hour shifts. Ability to effectively restrain using proper TCI techniques when needed.
Residential Counselors can enroll in The Home's Impact Corps
- a fellowship learning track designed to provide adults with opportunities to serve vulnerable children and young adults while gaining industry experience in counseling, education, clinical roles, and leadership. Gain new training, hone your skills, and be eligible for bonuses up to $5,000 upon successful completion! To learn more, visit:
bit.ly/3ONYlOg
Valuing Diversity
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a culture that supports these values. We believe that our differences enhance our ability to provide exceptional service to diverse children, families, and communities. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are integral to our mission to help vulnerable children and families build positive, lasting change.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights under federal employment laws. For more information, review the
Know Your Rights
notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr
For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXedSArtYbg
The Home for Little Wanderers' Harrington House is looking for Residential Counselors to care for children in their Dorchester location. In the group home, children or adolescents, ranging in age from 8-13, are in transition back to their families or moving on to independent living, but need support to make a successful transition back to their communities.
Hours: Saturday - Tuesday, 2pm - 10pm
The program provides residential treatment in a safe, structured, home-like environment. Children participate fully in the community through school attendance and extracurricular activities. The programs also offer clinical services, health services, psychiatric services, educational assistance, milieu therapy, and case management services.
How You'll Be Making A Difference
Providing a safe, supportive environment for children or adolescents aged 8-15 in transition back to their families or moving toward independent living. Ensuring participation of children in community activities, including school and extracurriculars. Offering clinical, health, psychiatric, educational, milieu therapy, and case management services. Under the supervision of the Residential Supervisor, maintaining a safe environment for children. Communicating with other counselors from previous shifts to ensure continuity of care and documenting daily activities.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent, with relevant parenting or childcare experience. Valid driver's license required.
Physical Requirements Continuous walking, standing, climbing, lifting objects for 6-7 hour shifts. Ability to effectively restrain using proper TCI techniques when needed.
Residential Counselors can enroll in The Home's Impact Corps
- a fellowship learning track designed to provide adults with opportunities to serve vulnerable children and young adults while gaining industry experience in counseling, education, clinical roles, and leadership. Gain new training, hone your skills, and be eligible for bonuses up to $5,000 upon successful completion! To learn more, visit:
bit.ly/3ONYlOg
Valuing Diversity
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a culture that supports these values. We believe that our differences enhance our ability to provide exceptional service to diverse children, families, and communities. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are integral to our mission to help vulnerable children and families build positive, lasting change.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights under federal employment laws. For more information, review the
Know Your Rights
notice from the Department of Labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr