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Job description
Gilead Community Services is seeking a caring and recovery-oriented Residential Support Worker to join our multi-disciplinary residential program staff.
About the position:
The Residential Support Worker for Gilead's Old Saybrook area adolescent residential program works Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM (40 hours per week, benefit eligible) providing coaching, mentoring, advocacy, and supportive services in a program serving adolescents with major mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. The position is an awake overnight position. The individual in this role also performs or assists with household chores and provides teaching and training in areas such as money management, daily living skills, providing prompts as necessary. Applicants with no experience and interested in entering the mental healthcare or direct-care field, or individuals seeking a career change are encouraged to apply to this position.
Minimum Requirements:
High School Diploma required. Associates/Bachelor's degree preferred.
Must maintain and provide proof of valid driver's license and automobile insurance in good standing
Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed
Benefits: Generous paid vacation, sick, and personal time plus paid holidays
Affordable, employer-sponsored medical and dental insurance (Gilead pays 88%)
Employer-provided long-term disability and life insurance (Gilead pays 100%)
Hands-on learning experience and supervision
Scholarship, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities
Paid training, education, and certification as necessary (including CPR training)
This is a union position and pays $18.89 per hour.
Responsibilities: Understanding needs of clients experiencing severe and prolonged mental health and substance abuse disorders through Gilead's training and education
Assisting with meal preparation, household chores, shopping, cleaning, laundry, and money management, in the teaching of daily living skills
Providing recovery-oriented services with an emphasis on dignity, respect, and inclusion of family and other natural supports
Exchanging information from one shift to another, through required reporting documentation and communication, both electronic and paper documentation, as needed
Assisting with coordination and provision of transportation to treatment, community and social outings, and other essential appointments
Working with the treatment team to support clients' mental health, providing education and training regarding symptom management, and assessing for risks as necessary
Acting with compassion, integrity, and ethics.
Gilead employees are held to standards and regulations set by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and other regulatory bodies. These standards are outlined in Gilead's "Standards of Conduct" policy. It's important that these standards and regulations are met through all duties performed, outcomes achieved, and conditions kept within the organization.
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Worksite address
old saybrook, CT, 06475, US
Who can apply
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