Residential Counselor – Developmental Disabilities

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Residential Counselor supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in a residential setting. Providing assistance with daily living activities and fostering community integration.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeDorchester • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $22 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist individuals in the home in becoming fully integrated into their communities, and develop and maintain friendships.
Assist individuals to access community-based support and resources.
Plan recreational and social activities that promote social inclusion and the emotional well-being of individuals in support of living a good life.
Empower and support individuals in the home to make choices, be a self-advocate, and be fully involved in making decisions in determining the directions of their supports and lives.
Support individuals in the home with access to assistive technology and adaptive equipment as a means to augment communication, access their communities, and generally live more independently.
Supports individual in securing, maintaining and growing in work, volunteer, and other community engagement opportunities.
Provide training and support to individuals in the home. This includes rehabilitative interventions, behavioral interventions and monitoring, fire & safety regulations, appointment scheduling, money management, ADLs, grocery shopping, meal planning and cooking, household chores, use of generic resources and other related areas.
Perform hands-on tasks in the program as required in order to facilitate implementation of support plans.
Assess the physical and emotional status of individuals in the home and report changes to supervisor.
Maintain records for individuals in the home. Collect behavior and academic data and maintain progress notes. Document all information related to incidents, programs, and routine activities in a communication log.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or GED required.
Experience working with people with developmental disabilities and/or brain injury strongly preferred.
Strong time management and writing skills.
All applicants must be at least 21 years of age and have a current, valid, US drivers' license for at least 6 months.
Must be able to become CPR, First Aid certified within 2 weeks of employment and MAP certified within 150 days of employment.
Must successfully complete Safety Care within 90 days.
Must be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference, national fingerprinting and driving record check.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional Development
Hiring Events
External Referral Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

rehabilitative interventionsbehavioral interventionsappointment schedulingmoney managementADLsgrocery shoppingmeal planningcookinghousehold choresdata collection

Soft Skills

time managementwriting skillscommunicationadvocacydecision makingemotional supportsocial inclusionfriendship developmentempowermentcommunity engagement

Certifications

CPR certificationFirst Aid certificationMAP certificationSafety Care certification