Careers With a Heart and Soul

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: $20.60 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.

Overnight Per Diem Nurse

Wellspring provides intensive residential treatment for adolescent girls, and adults, and operates a therapeutic state approve special education school. Our mission is to assist individuals and families in working through the emotional and psychological difficulties, which prevent them from establishing and maintaining a healthy and meaningful life. We are currently seeking compassionate and caring nursing coverage, on a per diem basis, for overnight shifts. Specifics will be discussed during the interview. Must be available for overnight coverage. LPN or RN required. Experience with residential programs helpful but not required. Additional hours may be available to cover gaps.

Competitive salary, retirement plan and shift differentials.

Submit resume and cover letter and visit our website: www.wellspring.org for more details about our programs and the application process.

Wellspring and the Arch Bridge School is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Per Diem Nurses- Residential Behavioral Health setting

Are you looking for a rewarding career? Looking to make an impact in someone’s life? Does helping others motivate you? Then we would like to hear from you!

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Per Diem Nurse (LPNs or RN’s) to join our team at a residential behavioral health facility on a per-diem (as needed) basis.

We offer shift differentials for weekend, holiday, and overnight hours. Shift differentials can add $2/hr. to $4/hr. to the base rate.

Who we are:

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.

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 to client populations.
• Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Current and active license in the State of Connecticut (LPN or RN).
• 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.
• Two years experience in psychiatric nursing or related experience preferred.

Position Details:

• Position Title: Nurse
• Employment Agreement Type: Per Diem (as needed)

Shift Schedule:

This position is for per diem (as needed) coverage. Typical day/hours will be discussed during initial pre-employment screening process.

Please read more about Wellspring, our programs, and the application process by visiting our homepage www.wellspring.org

Wellspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer.