GILEAD - Residential Support Worker

Gilead Community Services Inc.; Meriden (CT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a compassionate Residential Support Worker for its Meriden program. This role involves providing essential support to adults with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring mental health challenges. The position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact while gaining hands-on experience in mental health care. With a focus on dignity, respect, and community integration, the successful candidate will work in a supportive environment that values personal growth and professional development. Join a team dedicated to empowering individuals on their journey to recovery.

Benefits

Generous paid vacation

Employer-sponsored medical insurance

Employer-sponsored dental insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Hands-on learning experience

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Paid training and certification

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health or direct-care preferred but not required.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with daily living skills and household chores.
• Provide recovery-oriented services emphasizing dignity and respect.
• Coordinate transportation for clients to appointments.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Advocacy

Daily Living Skills

Money Management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Established in 1968, Gilead has over 50 years of experience providing the highest quality services that support each person’s recovery from mental health or substance use challenges in their lives.Gilead empowers personal growth, independence and recovery through improved mental health, physical well-being, and community integration. Gilead’s supportive and collaborative services are marked by excellence, compassion, innovation, and integrity.

Gilead Community Services is seeking a caring and recovery-oriented Residential Support Worker to join our Bridge program.

About the position:

The Residential Support Worker for Gilead’s Meriden adult program works 40 hours: Sunday-Thursday 11p-7a providing coaching, mentoring, advocacy, educational, and supportive services. This program is a 3-bed transitional program that is designed to provide clinical treatment and functional skills training tailored to the needs of adults with intellectual disabilities that are co-occurring with mental health and/or addiction treatment needs. 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 and 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.

• High school diploma; Associate’s or 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
• 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 $17.51-20.69 per hour per hour dependent on level of education.

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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