Residential Associate

About the job

Residential Associates work as members of a direct care team serving adults with serious mental illness. Their primary responsibilities include supporting the development of life skills and therapeutic interventions, performing housekeeping and meal preparation, administering medication, and keeping accurate clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of life skills and therapeutic interventions
• Perform housekeeping and meal preparation
• Administer medication
• Keep accurate clinical documentation

Requirements

• Must be eligible for Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) registration
• Must have a valid Oregon driver’s license
• Must successfully complete crisis de-escalation and CPR trainings
• Must have the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds
• Must have the ability to stand, walk, reach, and occasionally sit, climb stairs and ladders, bend, stoop, squat/kneel, and perform other physical tasks as applicable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science: Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Human Development, or related field
• Minimum three (3) years of verifiable behavioral health experience working with individuals with behavioral health needs in a supervised setting
• Equivalent combination of behavioral science education in addition to satisfactory supplemental behavioral health experience and training

Skills

• Experience working as a Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA), Direct Support Professional (DSP), Residential Assistant (RA), Residential Counselor, Skills Trainer, or Caregiver for a client with behavioral health needs

Benefits

• Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision plans
• Flexible Spending Account
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Whole Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Up to 6% Vested Retirement Plan match
• Holiday Pay (9)
• Paid Personal Growth Hours
• Paid Time Off for Mental Health
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Spoontaneous & Longevity Bonuses
• Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & Tobacco Cessation Program

Pay

$20.00 - $22.00 per hour starting wage, DOE/Credentials. Additional 5% Language Differential offered for Bilingual or Multilingual candidates (Spanish/English desired).

Schedule

Work Schedule: Thursday through Saturday 10:30am - 9:00pm and Monday 9:00am - 7:30pm (Full Time, Swing)

About the Program

Fieldstone RTH is a beautiful 5-bed Residential Treatment Home located in Wilsonville, Oregon. It is the realization of an idea promoted by NAMI and adopted by the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 1999 for the sale and re-development of the property which was formerly a state mental health facility and designed to include integrated community housing for people with disabilities.

ColumbiaCare Services is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. QMHA employees are also eligible to apply for the Oregon Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program.

About Us

ColumbiaCare Services is a non-profit, behavioral health and Veteran’s service agency offering a full spectrum of programming to help people get better. We are more than a company. We are a diverse team of individuals who are in the business of changing people's lives. We specialize in providing outpatient services, residential treatment programs, mental health housing, and other supports in beautiful and therapeutic service settings. We promote the whole health and wellbeing of the individuals and communities we serve. We value and honor diversity in all forms, including but not limited to race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, spirituality, Veterans, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome persons from historically underrepresented groups to apply. We strive to deliver equitable employment best practices and opportunities for all, from recruitment, to interviewing and hiring, to our retention activities, promotions, and training and growth opportunities. We give priority to applicants who qualify under protected Veteran status as well as bilingual and/or bicultural applicants.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer; therefore, we invite individuals from all walks of life to apply. We strive to deliver equitable employment best practices and opportunities for all, from recruitment, to interviewing and hiring, to our retention activities, promotions and training and growth opportunities.