Position Overview: Wellness Coach
Hours: Full-Time AM or PM shift available. Follows a 4-2 rotation schedule.
The Wellness Coach is an unlicensed behavioral health support role responsible for promoting a safe,
structured, and recovery-oriented therapeutic environment. This position
reflects a proactive, engagement-focused, and recovery-centered approach to resident support. The Wellness
Coach focuses on observation, therapeutic engagement, emotional support, and activity facilitation rather than
skilled nursing care or hands-on ADL assistance. Services are delivered under the direction of the Program
Director and with mentorship from Counselors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Program Delivery and Resident Services:
• Facilitate scheduled therapeutic and skill-building groups as assigned.
• Follow approved BH curriculum and structured group format.
• Implement behavioral skill-building interventions including:
o Coping skills
o Emotional regulation
o Social skills training
o Independent living skills
o Prevocational skill reinforcement
o Addiction recovery support (when applicable)
• Maintain group standards and adhere to the daily program schedule.
• Adapt groups to meet residents’ cognitive, psychiatric, and physical needs.
• Communicates with residents to check on physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
• Assists in establishment and maintenance of program objectives by observing and reporting unusual
resident behavior to the charge nurse.
• Encourage consistent participation to support weekly engagement goals.
• Reinforce individualized behavior support plans during group and individual interactions.
• Promote generalization of skills across settings (room, unit, dining area, activities).
• Provide coaching and redirection in alignment with trauma-informed principles.
• Model respectful communication and recovery-oriented language.
Documentation & Compliance
• Complete timely and accurate documentation of:
o Daily group notes
o Individual progress notes (as assigned)
o Attendance and engagement tracking forms
• Document observable behaviors, skill use, and measurable outcomes.
• Maintain documentation consistent with the facility’s Golden Thread framework.
• Report concerns, incidents, or behavioral changes to licensed staff.
Team Collaboration
• Attend interdisciplinary meetings as assigned.
• Communicate resident progress and concerns to Program Director and nursing staff.
• Participate in supervision and ongoing training.
• Support audit readiness and quality assurance activities.Crisis Prevention & Safety
• Participate in crisis prevention and de-escalation as trained.
• Reinforce coping skills during emotional dysregulation.
• Maintain a safe and structured therapeutic environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Understanding of trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care.
• Ability to facilitate structured groups with confidence and consistency.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries.
• Strong documentation skills.
Education and Experience
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or related field
preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, co-occurring disorders, or behavioral
challenges preferred.
Work schedule
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday