Residential Services Associate

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;
• Supporting counseling and providing support and consultation with consumer’s family;
• Providing in-home services including ADL training, medication assistance and training, social support and home management assistance;
• Providing supportive counseling.

Documents and keeps other staff, clinical coordinators, and Program Director informed of all changes in the consumer’s mental or social status.

Carrries primary or secondary cell phone as assigned and responds to after hour and emergency calls in accordance with program directives.

Provides education and works as an advocate for persons served in the community.

Performs other duties as requested or assigned, verbally or in writing.

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

Benefits

Sign on bonus for all Full time positions