Residential Support Overnight Awake/Direct Care

CooperRiis; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/Sick Time accrual from first day

Company Funded Life Insurance

Retirement Plan with company match

Free Meals on shift

Job summary

CooperRiis is seeking Overnight Support Staff to monitor safety in the facility and assist residents who are awake during late evenings and early mornings. You will help promote healthy sleep hygiene and support residents on their recovery journey.

The role requires a Bachelor''s degree (or equivalent experience), valid driver''s license, and strong interpersonal skills. You will work with residential and clinical teams to ensure smooth night operations at the Asheville campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent life/work experience required.
• 21 years of age or older.
• Valid driver''s license required, with ability to drive on various roads.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety and security around facilities with hourly rounds.
• Support residents in maintaining healthy sleep schedules and access needed resources.
• Assist in cleaning and organizing community spaces as needed.
• Learn residents'' goals, build rapport, and use appropriate skills to support recovery.
• Collaborate with residential or clinical staff for residents needing special care.
• Administer routine and PRN medications; participate in trainings.
• Respond to crises as directed by Clinical Staff or Managing Director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Judgment

Empathy

Crisis support

Mental health experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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Residential Support Overnight Awake/Direct Care

Full Time Asheville, NC, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2447

Our healing mission is to enable individuals whose lives are impeded by mental health challenges or mental illness to achieve their highest levels of functioning and fulfillment.

Residential Support Overnight /Direct Care

• PTO/Sick Time accrual from first day
• Company Funded Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan with company match
• Free Meals on shift

Pay: Starting at 17.50 increase based on experience

SUMMARY

Overnight Support Staff provide safety monitoring for facility and serve to provide support for residents who are awake in the late evening and early morning and promote healthy sleep hygiene. Like other direct care staff, their work focuses primarily on assisting residents with their recovery process.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works to assure the safety and security of CooperRiis facilities both inside and outside the building(s) as appropriate by doing hourly rounds.
• Supports residents in maintaining healthy sleep schedules or in activating other support resources in times of need or crisis.
• Assists in cleaning and organizing community spaces as needs arise.
• Acquires general knowledge of each resident’s specific goals, builds rapport, and utilizes appropriate skills to support residents when needed.
• Works with the residential or clinical staff when assistance is needed to help a resident who may need special care.
• Administers routine and PRN medications, and attends ongoing medication administration trainings as directed by the Nursing Director.
• Responds to emerging critical needs or crises as directed by Clinical Staff or the Managing Director.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Will have a Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent relevant life/work experience.
• The Support Staff member will be 21 or above and demonstrate that they have the work or life experience necessary to perform the duties to which they are assigned.
• A valid drivers' license is required, as well as ability to drive on various types of roads.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• The Support Staff will have superb interpersonal skills, exercise good judgment and have an intuitive capacity that enables them to "read" the status of the residents.
• Experience in working with adults who are coping with mental health challenge or emotional distress from mental illness is preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Work is typically performed in an office environment.
• Works alone for the sole purpose of completing tasks that are needed for the smooth functioning of the CooperRiis healing community.
• Very limited physical effort required.
• Work environment involves minimal exposure to physical risks, such as operating dangerous equipment or working with chemicals.