GILEAD - Residential Support Worker Valor

About the role

Gilead Community Services is seeking a caring and recovery-oriented Residential Support Worker to join our multi-disciplinary team in our supervised apartment program for men. The position is an awake overnight position.

Responsibilities

• Understanding needs of clients experiencing severe and prolonged mental health and substance abuse disorders through Gilead’s training and education
• Aiding with meal preparation, household chores, shopping, cleaning, laundry, and money management, in the teaching of daily living skills
• Providing recovery-oriented services with an emphasis on dignity, respect, and inclusion of family and other natural supports
• Exchanging information from one shift to another, through required reporting documentation and communication, both electronic and paper documentation, as needed
• Assisting with coordination and provision of transportation to treatment, community and social outings, and other essential appointments
• Working with the treatment team to support clients’ mental health, providing education and training regarding symptom management, and assessing for risks as necessary
• Acting with compassion, integrity, and ethics

Requirements

• High school diploma; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Maintain and provide proof of valid driver’s license and automobile insurance in good standing
• Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed

Qualifications

• Hands-on learning experience and supervision
• Scholarship, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities
• Paid training, education, and certification as necessary (including CPR training)

Skills

• Caring and recovery-oriented approach
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of mental health and substance abuse disorders

Benefits

• Generous paid vacation, sick, and personal time plus paid holidays
• Affordable, employer-sponsored medical and dental insurance (Gilead pays 88%)
• Employer-provided long-term disability and life insurance (Gilead pays 100%)
• Hands-on learning experience and supervision
• Scholarship, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities
• Paid training, education, and certification as necessary (including CPR training)

Pay

This is a union position and pays $18.89 per hour.

Schedule

The position is Thurs-Saturday 11p-7a.