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About the Role

Our Residential Support Specialist provides assistance and training to individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. This position serves as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team and is involved in the planning of services for the persons served.

Some details about the role include but are not limited to:

• Provide training and assistance to persons served with daily living skills (cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene, etc.) and activities.
• Complete Medical and Psychiatric Appointment Summaries.
• Maintains main file/records for assigned individuals.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalency
• Valid Driver License and be able to drive an organization automobile/van
• Act 33/34/73 Clearances
• Pre-Employment Physical/TB
• Pre-Employment Drug Screen
• Must successfully pass Department of Public Welfare Medication Training within 90 days of employment

About You

We’re looking for people who have experience developing and mentoring a team, who believe in a strengths-based approach, and use positive practices to help guide their everyday activities. We’re looking for employees who are professional, flexible, compassionate, and can remain composed in stressful situations. This is a team-based position. Your dependability, integrity, empathy for others (both persons served and your fellow employees), and dedication to teamwork are essential to this position.

About Pittsburgh Mercy

We’re a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area’s most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care. Our Mission Is To Be a Compassionate, Transforming Presence Within Our Communities.

We Reach Out To Offer Help – And Hope – To People Who Are Experiencing:

• Mental illness and substance abuse
• Physical health needs
• Intellectual disabilities
• Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Schedule

WORK SCHEDULE: (This is a Non-Exempt/hourly position)

• Sunday 2:30-10pm
• Monday 2:30-10pm
• Tuesday 2:30-10pm
• Wednesday 2:30-10pm
• Thursday 2:30-10pm
• Friday and Saturday off

Benefits

GREAT BENEFIT PACKAGE: (Benefits start Day 1 of employment)

• 403B with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holiday Days
• Plus more…