DAS Residential Advisor

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time DAS Residential Advisor in Homestead, PA. This role focuses on providing support to adults with mental illnesses through daily living skills teaching, crisis intervention, and community integration activities. Applicants must have a High School Diploma and relevant experience in social services.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working in social services with adults preferred.
• Act 33/34, Child Abuse, and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances required.
• New Hire and 24 hours of Annual Training required.

Responsibilities

• Teach activities of daily living to consumers in a residential setting.
• Provide Crisis Prevention and Intervention.
• Facilitate planning of social and recreational activities.

Skills

Communication

Crisis Prevention

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Position: DAS Residential Advisor

Hourly Rate: $15.00/Hour

Position Type: Full-time

Work Schedule: Saturday-Wednesday,12am-8am

Location: Homestead, PA

Devereux/TCV Community Services is Hiring for a Full-time MH Residential Advisor for its Diversion and Acute Stabilization (DAS) Program!

As a DAS Residential Advisor, you will be a member of a team providing 24-hour support to adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses by providing opportunities for community integration, quality care, support, and training based on the Recovery Model. We are looking for people who believe in a strengths-based approach and use positive practices to help guide their everyday activities. All required on the job training and education will be provided by TCV. The Residential Advisor position is designed to:

• Teach activities of daily living to consumers in a residential setting. These include but are not limited to: shopping, cooking, maintenance of living quarters, hygiene, and appropriate dress and daily coping skills.

• Provide Crisis Prevention and Intervention.

• Facilitate the planning of social and recreational activities as well as consumer groups inside the program or out in the community (i.e. AA/NA meetings).

• Provides transportation and/or accompanies individuals to recreation, shopping, and community awareness activities.

• Provide accurate medication monitoring which includes counting medications and observing consumer intake of prescribed medication.

Keywords: Mental Health Residential Advisor, DAS Program Residential Advisor, Acute Stabilization Residential Advisor, Crisis Stabilization Residential Worker, Acute Mental Health Residential Program

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.

• Prior experience working in social services with adults who have drug and alcohol, forensic, and/or mental health issues preferred.

• Act 33/34, Child Abuse, and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances required.

• New Hire and 24 hours of Annual Training, required.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

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Posted Date 2 days ago (5/29/2025 3:18 PM)

Requisition ID 2025-44583

Category Direct Care

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.