Human Service Specialist PT

Tellurian; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Tellurian in Madison, WI is seeking a Human Service Specialist to provide care for residents with mental health disorders in a residential setting on a part-time schedule, including weekends.

You will follow crisis care plans, monitor well-being, assist with daily living, supervise medications, and document observations for clinical and billing purposes.

The role requires compassion, basic computer skills, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to support recovery and safety.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services field is preferred.
• Related work experience is preferred.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Consideration will be given to Substance Abuse Counselor in Training Certification and/or Peer Specialist Certification.
• Must be compassionate and have the desire to work with individuals in crisis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor residents' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual conditions to management staff.
• Provide support and personal care to mentally ill individuals in crisis.
• Observe and influence residents' behavior, communicating and interacting to ameliorate crisis symptoms.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists to assure resident safety.
• Develop and teach strategies to promote coping, recovery principles, wellness and independence.
• Supervise oral medications and maintain records per procedures.
• Interview new residents to assess mental health status and history.
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of therapeutic procedures.
• Record measures of mental health symptoms and progress for clinical and billing purposes.
• Encourage residents to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities.

Skills

Compassion

Crisis intervention

Communication

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services field

Substance Abuse Counselor in Training Certification

Peer Specialist Certification

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Crawford Group Home - Madison, WI 53711

Position Type: Part Time

Reports To: Director of Mental Health

Department: Crawford/Acewood Group Home

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Travel: <5%

Job Status: Part-Time-Weekends-Rotating

Shift/Schedule:

• Saturday: 7am - 7pm
• Saturday Overnight: 7pm - 7am
• Sunday: 7am - 7pm
• Sunday Overnight: 7pm - 7am

Position Summary

Human Service Specialists provide care for individuals with mental health disorders in a residential setting. Residents are impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals, and require close behavioral monitoring and supervision. The position requires following the resident's Crisis Care Plan in assuring resident safety, including suicide watch procedures when necessary. Duties include monitoring residents' physical and emotional well-being and reporting conditions to medical and management staff. This position participates in rehabilitation and treatment services; help with personal hygiene, maintaining the facility, meal preparation, and supervision of oral medications. These positions require documentation and billing skills.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

Persons occupying this position must be able to perform all essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Essential Functions

• Monitor residents' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to management staff.
• Provide support and personal care to mentally ill individuals in crisis.
• Observe and influence residents' behavior, communicating and interacting with them to ameliorate their symptoms of mental health crisis.
• Collaborate with or assist psychiatrists, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill individuals in crisis to assure their safety, reduce their symptoms in an effort to return residents to the community.
• Develop and teach strategies to promote resident skills in coping with their mental illness or substance abuse, to promote recovery principles, wellness and independence.
• Supervise oral medications following physician's prescriptions and orders and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.
• Interview new residents to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status and to obtain their mental health and treatment history.
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
• Take and record measures of residents' mental health symptoms, document progress, and record information for clinical and billing purposes.
• Encourage residents to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships including the development of work skills.
• Aid residents in performing activities of daily living

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, required
• Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services field, preferred
• Related work experience, preferred
• Basic computer skills
• Consideration will be given to those with Substance Abuse Counselor in Training Certification, and/or Peer Specialist Certification
• Must be compassionate and have the desire to work with individuals with mental illness who are experiencing crisis

Physical Requirements

• Bending
• Lifting up to 25lbs
• Sitting
• Standing
• Able to climb stairs

Equality and Inclusion

Tellurian is an equal opportunity employer who fully supports equal access for all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or testing, family and medical leave, and sexual orientation. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth a complaint in good faith to the employer or government agency, or participate in said investigation of any complain, or otherwise oppose discrimination.