JOB DESCRIPTION

Metro Community Housing Association is a non-profit, community-based agency that provides support and residential services to persons who have experienced mental health difficulties. We are seeking client focused Residential Counsellors for our Residential Services Team at locations in Halifax and Dartmouth.
Residential Counsellors are responsible for supporting clients in all aspects of daily living, follow consistent IPPs and Behaviour Modification programs, provide medication monitoring, attend appointments with clients, accompany clients on recreation outings and complete required documentation, personal care as required, maintaining accurate documentation and record keeping, ensuring participants take medications as required.
You will be successful in this role if you are respectful to everyone you support and work with, put clients needs first, have a good sense of professional boundaries, possess good judgement, and have an innate ability to make people feel good.

ABILITIES

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in an environment with challenging client behaviors
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to make appropriate decisions during client crises or house emergencies
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Positive representative for the Agency
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, online training)

Please refer the Job description for details