GILEAD - Residential Support Worker Valor

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

Job summary

Gilead Community Services is seeking a compassionate Residential Support Worker for their supervised apartment program in Middletown. This role involves providing coaching, mentoring, and support to men with major mental illness. The position requires an awake overnight presence and includes responsibilities like meal preparation and teaching daily living skills. Ideal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of experience, as training will be provided.

Benefits

Generous paid vacation, sick, and personal time

Affordable employer-sponsored medical and dental insurance

Employer-provided long-term disability and life insurance

Hands-on learning experience and supervision

Scholarship and tuition reimbursement

Paid training and certification

Qualifications

• Must maintain valid driver’s license and automobile insurance.
• Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed.

Responsibilities

• Understanding needs of clients with severe mental health disorders.
• Assisting with meal preparation and daily living skills.
• Providing recovery-oriented services with dignity and respect.

Skills

Compassion

Integrity

Ethics

Education

High school diploma

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Cromwell, CT, USA

Job Description

Posted Friday, May 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM

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.

• 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 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.

Original Posting Date: April 9, 2024

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.