ILS Dietary Coach

Sevita; St. Paul (AK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Sevita is seeking an Independent Living Skills/ Mental Health Worker with a dietary focus to join our treatment program in Alaska. The position involves food preparation, kitchen management, and supporting clients in developing daily living skills related to cooking, cleaning, and budgeting.

Responsibilities include meal planning, budgeting, transporting clients, and documenting care to ensure quality services.

Qualifications

• GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Assists persons served to promote physical, social, and psychological well-being.
• Interacts with persons served and staff to promote quality of life and rights.
• Promotes health, safety, and behavioral supports per agency procedures.
• Oversees meal preparation and groceries; ensures food safety compliance.
• Maintains clean, organized kitchen workspace and manages supplies.
• Transport clients as needed and manage food/cleaning budgets.
• Provide group and individual services for clients on dietary, cooking, nutrition and budgeting skills.
• Teach clients independent living skills per treatment plan.
• Complete administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing).
• Ensure day-to-day operations and program finances follow established practices.

Skills

Food Safety

Kitchen Management

Budgeting

Interpersonal Skills

Education

GED or HS Diploma + 2000 supervised hours

Bachelor's degree preferred in behavioral sciences

Job description

SpringPath Mental Health Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides behavioral health services through Intensive Residential Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and Targeted Case Management programs. We embrace a person-centered approach that is trauma informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented. Our dedicated team supports individuals with mental health, psychiatric, or other complex needs to overcome challenges, build skills, and live a full, meaningful life.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The ILS/MHW Dietary works as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team that provides care, treatment and rehabilitation for persons served who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms; who are demonstrating significant functional impairments; and who may have co-occurring disorders. Primary duties will focus on food preparation and kitchen management, as well as supporting skill development in these areas.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides assistance to person(s) served in order to promote their physical, social, and psychological well-being.
• Interacts frequently and positively with person(s) served and support staff to promote the rights of the person(s) served to achieve an enhanced quality of life
• Follow agency procedures to promote optimum health care, safety practice and behavioral supports to maintain the well-being of person(s) served
• Oversees meal preparation and grocery shopping, follows Board and Lodge licensing requirements for food safety
• Must have food safety training and competency in kitchen management
• Responsible for keeping kitchen workspace clean and orderly
• Transport Clients
• Managing food/cleaning budget
• Provide group and individual services for clients: tailored to dietary need and skill development related to cooking, cleaning, menu planning, nutrition, budgeting.
• Teach clients independent living skills in accordance with their treatment plan
• Administrative duties (scanning, faxing, organizing)
• Provide the necessary financial management for the day‑to‑day operations of the program using established practices and procedures
• Ensure compliance with training licensing regulations and company policies and procedures
• Maintain clean and safe work environment
• Manages the day‑to‑day therapeutic environment including the prevention of crisis at the lowest level of escalation
• Develops and participates in community and in‑house recreational and leisure activities
• Completes all documentation as required to ensure quality services
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION

Independent Living Skills Coach/ Dietary Requirements:

• GED or High School Diploma with 2,000 supervised hours in the delivery of services to adults with serious mental illness
• Bachelor's degree preferred in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Moderate Travel

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Physical demands: Must be able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting up to 75 pounds, must be able to bend, stoop, push, pull reach, sit, and walk for periods of time. Must have fine vision, sustained vision, and peripheral vision. Must possess sufficient eye/hand coordination to operate office, adaptive, and household equipment.
• Work environment: Light and ventilation as found in typical home or office setting. Hazards may exist if the employee fails to use proper body mechanics when lifting or transporting an individual or item, if vehicles are not operated safely, or if proper techniques are not used when intervening with individuals. The possibility of blood borne pathogens exists if universal precautions are not followed.

Pay Rate: $23-$24

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.

We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.