Assistant Program Manager - Cottages

Eliot Community Human Services; Danvers (MA); On-site; USD 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in behavioral health is seeking a dedicated professional to join their adult community clinical services team. This role focuses on empowering individuals with psychiatric disabilities, ensuring their safety and well-being while promoting independence and community integration. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to mental health recovery, with experience in residential settings and clinical interventions. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovative approaches and high-quality training, making a meaningful impact in the lives of those served.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Strong commitment to mental health recovery and community support.

Responsibilities

• Empower consumers to control their lives and daily routines.
• Assist with community integration and resource utilization.
• Maintain a safe living environment and provide crisis intervention.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Individual Action Plans

Community Integration Support

Therapeutic Boundaries

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Eliot is a leader in the Behavioral Health realm, providing an integrated and comprehensive network of services to adults with psychiatric disabilities. Our services are evidence-based, aimed at rehabilitation, and offer hope to those in our care. Eliot is renowned for our innovative clinical approach, high-quality clinical training, and for having some of the most talented professionals in community behavioral health services.

Eliot's adult community clinical services is seeking a candidate with a strong commitment to mental health recovery. The ideal candidate will have residential experience and experience providing clinical interventions to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in a Group Living Environment (GLE).

Responsibilities:

1. Empower consumers to exercise control over their lives, including daily routines within their home and leisure activities. Inform consumers of choices in all areas of daily living to promote individual control.
2. Assist consumers in community integration by supporting their use of community resources, encouraging memberships, and reducing stigma through education.
3. Provide a safe living environment, including crisis intervention when necessary.
4. Maintain therapeutic boundaries and a professional relationship with consumers.
5. Exercise sound judgment by providing appropriate support and maintaining a trusting relationship that prioritizes the consumer's well-being.
6. Develop Individual Action Plans (IAP) that are realistic and involve consumers in goal-setting.
7. Assist in hiring, training, evaluation, supervision, and disciplinary actions of program staff.
8. Ensure a clean and safe living environment, including obtaining necessary inspections and maintaining proper site and property conditions.

Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Starting Salary:

$54,000 annually

Eliot is committed to dismantling barriers that prevent marginalized racial identities from achieving full employment, leadership roles, and full engagement at all levels in the workplace.

Qualifications:

Education

Preferred: Bachelor's degree

Experience

Required: At least 2 years of experience with the target population

Licenses & Certifications

Required: MA Driver's License

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