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Residential (Milieu) Counselors: Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem- General Information.

Please scroll below for more information about specific open positions and their shift schedules.

Our team of milieu counselors foster healthy relationships by helping center the ‘family’ experience in residential living. They are kind, mindful and emotionally equipped to hold space for our residents to continue to grow and heal. These college graduate front line people help residents process a confusing conversation, encourage them to learn a new skill or take on a new responsibility, work with our farm animals, share their unique gifts (such as knitting, cooking, playing games) or sit quietly with our residents to help them settle into their own place and space. We offer full time, part time and per diem positions to support resident population.

• Educational Background: BA/BS in Psychology or related field preferred. Candidates with an earned two-year degree considered. Must have a minimum of 60 college credits earned.
• Experience: Two years or more of experience working in a therapeutic field preferred. Prior experience working with girls and/or young adult women desirable.
• Salary: $20 per hour (base hourly rate), plus shift differentials for weekend and overnight hours. Shift differentials can add $2 to $4/hour to the base rate.
• Full time (30 hrs or more) benefit package includes medical, dental, disability, life insurance, retirement savings with employer match, and generous paid time off.
• Part time (20-29 hrs.) benefit package includes paid time off and retirement savings with employer match.
• This position is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Additional compensation : Holiday differential ($1/hr.) for 7 designated holidays. This differential is applied to: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and October Fall Weekend Monday.
• Additional compensation: Holiday Pay (1.5 times base rate) for 3 designated holidays. The Holiday Pay is applied to: New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
• Generous Paid Time off package, that increases with years of service for positions with 20 hrs or more.

We are looking to hire dedicated professionals for day, evening and night shifts at this time.

Wellspring is a premiere mental health residential treatment program for adolescent girls and gender diverse individuals ages 14 – 18.

Position Details:

Position Title: Milieu (Residential) Counselor I
Employment Agreement Type:  Full-Time (40 hours) or Part-Time (32 hours)

Salary and Benefits:

Compensation: Base rates start at $20 per hour, plus shift differentials for weekend, holiday, and overnight hours.  Shift differentials can add $2/hr. to $4/hr. to the base rate.

Schedule:

• 8 hour shifts (Day Shift, Evening Shift, Night Shift, and Weekends)
• Shifts/schedules to be discussed during initial pre-employment screening process.

Responsibilities:

• To support the milieu, in a non-institutional, family modeled setting, with the ability to be personally responsive to the residents in your care.
• Contribute to and be a part of a community that helps and models healthy living to prepare the residents to meet the realistic demands of returning to their families and their communities.
• Assist, as a team member to clinical staff, to provide a structured environment with professional supervision of daily activities to counteract the debilitating effects of internal emotional disorders the residents are facing.
• Follow a program structure that is flexibly responsive to the resident’s needs and abilities while they navigate through their daily therapies, responsibilities and recreation activities.

Qualifications:

• Earned BA/BS in Psychology or related field (preferred)
• Experience working in a therapeutic field and/or prior experience working with adolescent girls and/or adult women is desirable.

Please visit our website (www.wellspring.org) to read more about our programs, and our application process.  Submissions will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews will be held as candidates are identified.

Wellspring has an opening for a full-time, 40 hour per week Special Education Teacher to serve a dual role on our adolescent campus. This role would encompass part time as a Vocational Coordinator for the Arch Bridge School as well as proctor and provide academic support for our new Adolescent Intensive Program.

The Arch Bridge School (ABS) offers core academics and college preparatory courses, allowing students to meet their unique academic objectives while in Residential Treatment or in our Therapeutic Day School. Our Adolescent Intensive Program (AIP) will provide more focused clinical work while students are able to continue their education through an online learning platform.

Position Details:

Position Title: Special Education Teacher
Employment Agreement Type:  Full-time (40 hours)

Benefits:

• Generous paid time off benefit
• Retirement Savings with Employer Matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance

ABS Vocational Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Network with on campus partners, community organizations, and businesses to provide vocational experiences for students.
• Work with students and families to identify areas of growth and interests to support them in a placement (regular updates, scheduled meetings, site visits, etc.).
• Work with the educational team to identify eligible students, develop schedules, monitor progress, and provide team support to selected students.
• Be willing to develop the materials and initial assessments for students.
• Transport students to and from their experiences as needed.

AIP Mentor Responsibilities:

• Support students in a classroom for 2 hours per day Monday – Thursday, after typical school hours, with both academic questions and help with time management.
• Provide support with other possible executive function needs.
• Document student progress daily and report out to families and team members on a regular basis.
• Train and support the online academic program.
• Meet regularly with the Director of Education to review student cases.

Requirements

• Teaching Certification
• Experience with emotional disabilities and learning differences and a therapeutic school environment (preferred).
• Eligibility for the DMV’s A Endorsement to drive students to and from activities.
• A strong commitment to teaching.
• The ability to work hard individually and as part of a team.
• An interest in developing new skills, or enhancing existing ones, while working with students with challenging educational and behavioral/emotional scenarios.

Please visit our website (www.wellspring.org) to read more about our programs, and our application process.  Submissions will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews will be held as candidates are identified.

Wellspring is seeking dedicated and compassionate Per Diem LPNs or RN’s to join our team.

Wellspring and Arch Bridge School aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for young adult women and adolescent girls to overcome mental health and emotional difficulties.

Position Title: Nurse (LPN or RN)
Employment Agreement Type:  Per Diem

Salary and Benefits:

Compensation: $30.00 – $33.00 per hour

Shifts Needed:

Weekday mornings and evenings, and weekend day and evenings.

Functions:

• Promote and maintain a therapeutic environment in a residential setting.
• Asses, manage and prioritize health problems appropriate to client populations served by Wellspring and in accordance with best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Administer medication and treatment in accordance with Wellspring policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Document and communicate accurately any health issues of residents.
• Manage health problems that arise and appropriately administer care for medical and psychiatric orders.
• Assessing, managing, and prioritizing health problems appropriate by client populations.

Requirements:

• Two years experience in psychiatric nursing or related experience preferred.
• Current license (RN or LPN) in the State of Connecticut.
• All nurses must maintain current CPR Certification and the requirements for licensure, certification and or registration and or related work experience required or needed to fulfill this requirement.

Please visit our website (www.wellspring.org) to read more about our Residential Programs, and our application process.  Submissions will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews will be held as candidates are identified.

We are looking to hire dedicated professionals for per diem shifts at this time.

Wellspring is a premiere mental health residential treatment program for adolescent girls and gender diverse individuals ages 14 – 18.

Position Details:

Position Title: Milieu (Residential) Counselor I – Per Diem
Employment Agreement Type:  Per Diem

Salary and Benefits:

Compensation: Base rates start at $20 per hour, plus shift differentials for weekend, holiday, and overnight hours.  Shift differentials can add $2/hr. to $4/hr. to the base rate.

Schedule:

• Per Diem

Responsibilities:

• To support the milieu, in a non-institutional, family modeled setting, with the ability to be personally responsive to the residents in your care.
• Contribute to and be a part of a community that helps and models healthy living to prepare the residents to meet the realistic demands of returning to their families and their communities.
• Assist, as a team member to clinical staff, to provide a structured environment with professional supervision of daily activities to counteract the debilitating effects of internal emotional disorders the residents are facing.
• Follow a program structure that is flexibly responsive to the resident’s needs and abilities while they navigate through their daily therapies, responsibilities and recreation activities.

Qualifications:

• Earned BA/BS in Psychology or related field (preferred)
• Experience working in a therapeutic field and/or prior experience working with adolescent girls and/or adult women is desirable.

Please visit our website (www.wellspring.org) to read more about our programs, and our application process.  Submissions will be reviewed as they are received. Interviews will be held as candidates are identified.

Wellspring is seeking a part-time (20 hour) dedicated and dynamic Vocational Coordinator to join our team at the Arch Bridge School, located on our adolescent campus.

The Arch Bridge School (ABS) offers core academics and college preparatory courses, allowing students to meet their unique academic objectives while in Residential Treatment or in our Therapeutic Day School.

ABS Vocational Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Network with on campus partners, community organizations, and businesses to provide vocational experiences for students.
• Work with students and families to identify areas of growth and interests to support them in a placement (regular updates, scheduled meetings, site visits, etc.).
• Work with the educational team to identify eligible students, develop schedules, monitor progress, and provide team support to selected students.
• Be willing to develop the materials and initial assessments for students.
• Transport students to and from their experiences as needed.

Requirements

• Teaching Certification
• Experience with emotional disabilities and learning differences and a therapeutic school environment (preferred).
• Eligibility for the DMV’s A Endorsement to drive students to and from activities.
• The ability to work hard individually and as part of a team.
• An interest in developing new skills, or enhancing existing ones, while working with students with challenging educational and behavioral/emotional scenarios.

Please visit our website http://www.wellspring.org for more information about the Arch Bridge School, Wellspring, and the application process.

Wellspring has an opening for a part-time, 20 hour per week Tutor and Mentor to proctor and provide academic support for our new Adolescent Intensive Program. **This is a 12 month position**

Wellspring and Arch Bridge School aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for young adult women and adolescent girls to overcome mental health and emotional difficulties. Our Adolescent Intensive Program (AIP) will provide more focused clinical work while students are able to continue their education through an online learning platform.

AIP Mentor Responsibilities:

• Support students in a classroom for 2 hours, after typical school hours, with both academic questions and help with time management.
• Provide support with other possible executive function needs.
• Document student progress daily and report out to families and team members on a regular basis.
• Train and support the online academic program.
• Meet regularly with the Director of Education to review student cases.

Requirements

• Teaching Certification
• Experience with emotional disabilities and learning differences and a therapeutic school environment (preferred).
• A strong commitment to teaching.
• The ability to work hard individually and as part of a team.
• An interest in developing new skills, or enhancing existing ones, while working with students with challenging educational and behavioral/emotional scenarios.

Please visit our website http://www.wellspring.org for more information about the Arch Bridge School, Wellspring, and the application process.

Academic Year 2025-2026

The Arch Bridge School at Wellspring has an opening for a credentialed and/or certified School Clinician for our state approved, and NEASC accredited special education school. We are seeking to identify and hire for the 2025-2026 academic year.

We are looking for: A School Clinician to support our upper school classrooms.

The Arch Bridge School offers core academics, allowing students to meet their unique academic objectives while in Residential Treatment or as students attending our Therapeutic Day School. The Arch Bridge School has a long history of success in serving children with emotional, psychological and learning vulnerabilities and issues. Emphasis in school is placed on providing a positive learning experience, resolving school-related issues, and preparing the student to return to their home school better able to function successfully.

The therapeutic dimension of the program offers a comprehensive exploration of the student’s individual uniqueness while developing self-reliance, problem solving skills, socialization, and the ability to manage anger and stress. The fundamental approach of the school is to develop a personal relationship with each student and family, within a clearly defined structure of expectations.

Our most successful school staff members have a relational and experiential approach to their work and thrive in a nurturing environment. We offer an opportunity to provide support in small, classroom settings, to be part of a clinical team and to interact with students individually and in group settings. Our small setting allows our school staff the chance to provide relational classrooms where each student is known as an individual. Our staff are truly able to make a difference in their students’ lives.

Required Certification:

· Masters level with either earned LCSW or LMFT

· – or CT state certified School Social Worker

· – or CT state certified School Counselor

Experience with learning disabilities, special education and/or therapeutic school environment desired and helpful.

With, or without, experience in a setting like ours, you have:
– a strong commitment to clinical/therapeutic work
– the ability to work well…individually, and as part of a very talented team,
– an interest in developing new skills, or enhancing existing ones, while working with students with interesting educational and emotional scenarios.

All of these attributes make you a good candidate for this position.

Please visit our website www.wellspring.org to learn more about the Arch Bridge School, Wellspring and the application process.

If you are interested we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter.