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Residential Counselor

North Reading, MA
Full-Time

Job Description

We make a difference- in your community and in your career!

We are looking for upbeat, conscientious and hardworking residential counselors for our site in North Reading!

Great opportunity available to join our growing, stable and highly regarded organization, obtaining human services experience while making a difference in the lives of others. Work as part of a team to provide support, supervision, skills training and community outings for individuals with developmental disabilities. Staff and residents work on meal preparation and other activities of daily living together. A candidate who is an active team player is important.

We work to encourage individuals to identify their strengths, develop and practice new skills, and actualize their hopes and dreams. Training and supervision provided. 

Schedule:  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays 3 p.m.-11p.m., Friday 2 p.m.-10 p.m., & Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (40 hours)

Pay Rate: $20.00/hourly

Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes. 

Benefits include:

  • Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
  • Eleven paid holidays
  • Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
  • Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan
  • Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
  • Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
  • Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
  • Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

Learn more about our benefits and culture:

Our Benefits

Our Culture

Hear what employees think about working for Riverside!

Required Skills

  • Valid driver's license required

Required Experience

  • High school degree required

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and inclusive organization committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities. We provide equal opportunity for all persons seeking employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.

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We make a difference- in your community and in your career!

We are looking for upbeat, conscientious and hardworking residential counselors for our site in North Reading!

Great opportunity available to join our growing, stable and highly regarded organization, obtaining human services experience while making a difference in the lives of others. Work as part of a team to provide support, supervision, skills training and community outings for individuals with developmental disabilities. Staff and residents work on meal preparation and other activities of daily living together. A candidate who is an active team player is important.

We work to encourage individuals to identify their strengths, develop and practice new skills, and actualize their hopes and dreams. Training and supervision provided. 

Schedule:  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays 3 p.m.-11p.m., Friday 2 p.m.-10 p.m., & Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (40 hours)

Pay Rate: $20.00/hourly

Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes. 

Benefits include:

  • Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
  • Eleven paid holidays
  • Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
  • Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan
  • Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
  • Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
  • Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
  • Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

Learn more about our benefits and culture:

Our Benefits

Our Culture

Hear what employees think about working for Riverside!

Required Skills

  • Valid driver's license required

Required Experience

  • High school degree required

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and inclusive organization committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from minorities. We provide equal opportunity for all persons seeking employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.

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About Riverside Community Care

A community-based non-profit organization serving more than 40,000 people a year in Massachusetts, Riverside Community Care offers a wide range of mental healthcare, developmental and brain injury services, early childhood and youth programs, addiction treatment, trauma response, and more. And our digital learning platforms extend our reach to more than one million people around the globe, providing tools for education, prevention, and crisis management.


We are dedicated to: Children, youth, and families needing mental healthcare, early intervention services, family support, and care coordination services.

Individuals with mental health needs seeking counseling and/or medication, emergency psychiatric services, employment, and housing support.

Those with developmental disabilities, brain injury, or autism, needing residential services, employment assistance, or support services.

Families and children who have experienced domestic violence.

Schools, colleges, workplaces, and communities seeking to address mental health issues, substance use, and suicide risk.

Organizations and communities facing the aftermath of a tragic event such as a teen suicide or natural disaster.


We partner with local hospitals and physicians, and work with most insurers and MassHealth in support of individual and collective goals.

Our staff are remarkable, compassionate people who are proud of the work they do to improve people’s lives and are up for any challenge.

You can count on Riverside when you or someone you know needs help.

We take your trust seriously and work hard to make a difference by delivering integrated, quality care.

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