Residential Services Associate
Resources for Human Development · Townsend, DE · 1 wk ago
On-siteOTHRFull-time
Responsibilities
- Participates in treatment planning and case conferences with other staff of the community support program and with other agencies.
- Completes all assigned tasks from the daily schedule which may include: maintaining a therapeutic alliance with clients, referring and linking clients to all needed services provided outside the agency and following up to see that said services are delivered;
- Coordination of the provision of medical and vocational services;
- Coordination of overall independent living assistance services and working with community agencies to develop needed resources including housing, employment options, and income assistance;
- Supportive counseling;
- Documents and keeps other staff, clinical coordinators, and Program Director informed of all changes in the consumer’s mental or social status.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma
- At least two years of experience supporting individuals with severe and persistent mental illness
Skills
- CPR/First Aid Certification
- Valid Driver’s License with clean driving record
- Satisfactory Criminal Background Investigative Report
- Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training
- LLAM Certification
- Training in Defensive Driving
- Training in Infection Control
- Training in Suicide Risk Management
- Training in Working with Persons with Serious Mental Illness
- Training in PM-46 and how to identify and report abuse, neglect, mistreatment, and misappropriation of property
- Training in 45 and 42 CFR, Rules and Regulations that safeguard a person’s privacy
- Training about Agency policies and procedures on both a daily and emergency basis
- Training in Fire Safety and Evacuation
- Training in Safe Food Handling
- Training about local resources in the community
Equipment/Machines
- Telephone, cellular telephone, copier, fax, computer, calculator
Computer Software Applications
- Computer literacy in MS Office products; Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point
- Agency Electronic Medical Record and other software programs
Physical Demands
- Individual must be able to meet physical requirements of the job: Sitting at a meeting table or desk - Reaching - Lifting - Bending - Standing - Stooping - Twisting - Climbing steps - Driving a vehicle
Working Conditions
- Office environment. Multiple levels of stairs.