Supportive Housing Associate - 5780
About the role
We have an opening for a Supportive Housing Associate at our Rogue Ridge Apartments in Ashland, Oregon. The Supportive Housing Associate motivates adults with serious mental illness to participate in a variety of skills training and other treatment activities. Primary responsibilities include facilitating access to community resources and assisting tenants with health care arrangements, housing applications, move-in arrangements, medication administration, money management, symptom monitoring, and housekeeping. The Supportive Housing Associate encourages socialization, self-help, communication, and gives daily support for problem solving.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate access to community resources
- Assist tenants with health care arrangements
- Assist with housing applications and move-in arrangements
- Administer medication
- Support money management
- Monitor symptoms
- Provide housekeeping support
- Encourage socialization, self-help, and communication
- Provide daily support for problem solving
- Demonstrate empathy and active listening
- Perform crisis de-escalation techniques
Qualifications
- Must be eligible for Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) registration. Eligibility requires one of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science: Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Human Development, or related field; or
- Minimum three (3) years of verifiable behavioral health experience working with individuals with behavioral health needs in a supervised setting; or
- Equivalent combination of behavioral science education in addition to satisfactory supplemental behavioral health experience and training
- If not already registered as a QMHA through the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO), we will assist you in registering within the first week of employment
- Driving is an essential function of this position. Successful applicants must provide a valid driver's license from their state of residence or obtain and submit one within 30 days of hire, maintain a safe driving record, and have the ability to pass a DHS criminal background check
Physical requirements
- Frequently talk, listen, use hands and fingers, reach, stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, climb stairs
- Lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds
- Occasionally use ladders, squat/kneel, and perform other physical tasks as applicable
- Successfully complete crisis de-escalation and CPR trainings, which require performing various physical, hands-on maneuvers and techniques and may require lifting and transferring clients
Benefits
- Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision plans
- Flexible Spending Account
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Whole Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program
- Professional development and training opportunities
- 100% Vested Retirement Plan with up to 6% Match
- Holiday Pay (9)
- Paid Time Off for Mental Health
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Spontaneous & Longevity Bonuses
- Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & Tobacco Cessation Program
Pay
$22.00 – $26.00 per hour, DOE/Credentials. An additional $3.00 per hour for hours worked between 10:00 pm and 8:30 am. Additional 5% language differential offered for bilingual or multilingual candidates.
Schedule
Saturday through Monday, 8:00 am – 12:00 am (16-hour shift, sleep onsite). An additional $75 bonus will be included on nights that you sleep on-site.