Residential Counselor, Brain Injury

Vinfen

Residential Counselor providing support and care for individuals with Brain Injury in a residential setting. Working collaboratively to enhance their independence and quality of life.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeHaverhill • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $21 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As a Residential Counselor, you will provide direct support to people with Brain Injury or behavioral conditions in either a small group residential setting or an individual living arrangement.
In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives by either building independence skills or increasing each person's quality of life.
Assists individuals in the home in becoming fully integrated into their communities, and develop and maintain friendships.
Assists individuals to access community-based support and resources.
Plans recreational and social activities that promote social inclusion and the emotional well being of individuals in support of living a good life.
Empowers and supports 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.
Supports 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 individuals in securing, maintaining and growing in work, volunteer, and other community engagement opportunities.
Supports individuals in the home to be more independent, be self-advocates, and make choices that define the direction and their vision for living a good life.
Encourages and supports individuals and their involved families in maintaining strong partnership with staff and other interested parties.
Provides 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.
Performs hands-on tasks in the program, as required in order to facilitate implementation of support plans.
Provides transportation, as necessary.
Assesses the physical and emotional status of individuals in the home and reports changes to supervisor.
Monitors individual funds, as needed.
Maintains records for individuals in the home. Collects behavior and academic data and maintains progress notes. Documents all information related to incidents, programs, and routine activities in a communication log.
Procures, stores, administers, documents, and disposes of medication for individuals consistent with MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy.
Communicates with and provides information to interested parties such as program nurse, case managers, and Visiting Nurses Association.
Participates in all mandated training and staff meetings as directed by the supervisor.
Ensures compliance with all internal and external regulatory policies, procedures, and standards.
Ensures home safety and maintenance as necessary at all times. This includes general housekeeping, snow shoveling, and trash removal.
Complies with all corporate and divisional policies and procedures, including safe work practices, workers’ compensation, universal precautions, and exposure control.
Completes various paperwork and logs including communication logs, community membership logs, and activity schedules.
Provides shift coverage, as necessary in other homes/programs as assigned by supervisor.
Functions as human rights advocate. Provides physical intervention and/or First Aid in the event of behavior or medical emergency. Serves as a reporter to the Disabled Persons Protections Commission.
Assists in developing, implementing, and documenting treatment, including ISP/PSTPs and clinical programs.
Performs other related duties, as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or GED required.
A bachelor's degree in a Human Services related field is preferred.
Experience working with people with developmental disabilities, behavioral conditions and/or brain injury strongly preferred.
Strong time management and writing skills.
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 be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference, national fingerprinting and driving record check.
Knowledge and use of advocacy techniques
Knowledge and use of different communication styles
Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques
Knowledge of participatory planning techniques
Knowledge of required physical personal management skills
Knowledge of required household management skills
Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques
Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability, and gender issues
Participatory skills, collaborative skills, teaching skills
Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
Ability to adapt and communicate to a variety individuals through the use of different communication styles
Ability to work in a professional and confidential capacity

Benefits

Comp & perks

A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week): 15 days of Vacation per year 11 Paid Holidays 10 Sick Days per year 3 Personal Days per year
Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
$500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

behavioral interventionsrehabilitative interventionscrisis intervention techniqueshousehold management skillspersonal management skillsadvocacy techniquescommunication stylestreatment documentationtime managementrecord keeping

Soft Skills

collaborative skillsteaching skillssensitivity to cultural issuessensitivity to disability issuessensitivity to gender issuessensitivity to racial issuesindependenceself-advocacyadaptabilityprofessionalism

Certifications

CPR certificationFirst Aid certificationMAP certification