Residential Support Specialist - REACH

About the role

You could make a difference in someone’s life every day as a Residential Support Specialist (RSS) working with young adults between the ages of 16-21. Residential Support Specialists work one-on-one and in groups with youth experiencing mental health challenges.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients as they learn and practice skills related to relationships, school success, recreational activities, health and wellness, early career experiences, and day-to-day living.
• Ensure safety by helping youth regulate and safely express their emotions, including using Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) skills.
• Teach independent living skills like hygiene and housekeeping, help residents prepare meals, model relationship building skills, and coach youth on coping skills.
• Document clients' progress, success with medication management, and recovery process as they transition to adulthood.

Requirements

• Passion for mental health advocacy
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Compassion and respect while working in someone’s home
• Patience and willingness to meet youth where they’re at
• Good writing skills and attention to detail
• Ability to perform Therapeutic Crisis Intervention therapeutic restraint techniques, which require moderate exertion, being able to lift 40 pounds, and the mobility to lower self to a kneeling position on the floor

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED certificate with at least 5 years of related experience and at least 25 years of age
• Associates degree or higher and at least 21 years of age

Skills

• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) skills

Benefits

• Competitive pay – Pay Range: $22.30 - 24.60 per hour / $46,384 - $51,168 annually
• $1000 salary increase for LSW or LPC licensure
• $1000 salary increase for CRSS
• Generous PTO
• Dental insurance, vision insurance, 4 medical insurance plans
• 403(b) retirement plans with 3% employer match
• Robust employee assistance program (EAP)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Public service loan forgiveness
• Supervision for clinical licensure at no cost (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC)
• Reimbursement for licensure and licensure renewal

Pay

Pay Range: $22.30 - 24.60 per hour / $46,384 - $51,168 annually

Schedule

Wednesday - Sunday 3P-11P

Company Information

One of the oldest and largest community mental health organizations in Illinois, we pride ourselves in being a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace and one of Chicago’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For, several years in a row.