GILEAD - Residential Support Worker Valor

Gilead Community Services, Inc.; Cromwell (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Medical and dental insurance (Gilead ̵

Job summary

Gilead Community Services, Inc. seeks a Residential Support Worker for its Middletown area supervised apartment program. This awake overnight role (Thurs-Saturday 11p-7a) provides coaching, advocacy, and skills training to men with major mental illness in a community setting.

You will engage in meal prep, housekeeping, and money management teaching, with emphasis on dignity, respect, and family involvement. Prior experience is welcome, though not required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or higher preferred
• Must maintain/provide proof of valid driver's license and automobile insurance
• Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed

Responsibilities

• Understand clients' needs through training and education
• Assist with meal prep, household chores, shopping, cleaning, laundry, and money management
• Provide recovery-oriented services with dignity, respect, and family involvement
• Exchange information between shifts via required reporting/documentation
• Coordinate/assist transportation to treatment, community and social activities
• Support clients' mental health with education on symptom management and risk assessment
• Act with compassion, integrity and ethics

Job description

Residential Support Worker-Residential Program (Adult) 13RW2

Gilead Community Services is seeking a caring and recovery-oriented Residential Support Worker to join our multi-disciplinary team in our supervised apartment program for men.

About The Position

The Residential Support Worker for Gilead’s Middletown area adult supervised apartment program works Thurs-Saturday 11p-7a providing coaching, mentoring, advocacy, and supportive services in a program serving men with major mental illness who require intensive supports to reside in a community setting. 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.

Minimum Requirements

• 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

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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