Residential Aide

Project Chesapeake; Grasonville (MD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Project Chesapeake is seeking a part-time Residential Aide to support clients at a female Level 3.5 location in Grasonville, MD. The role focuses on monitoring, rounds, and adherence to daily schedules within a behavioral health setting.

Responsibilities include intake support, medication observation, urinalysis monitoring, and professional communication with clients and staff. HIPAA compliance and ethical boundaries are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in addiction or behavioral health is preferred.
• Familiar with ASAM criteria and 12-step concepts.
• Ability to observe and document client changes.
• HIPAA guidelines must be followed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor all clients during assigned shift.
• Conduct regular rounds around the property.
• Ensure daily program/schedule is followed.
• Assist with new intakes, searches, and mealtimes.
• Observe and document medications taken or refused.
• Monitor supervised urinalysis as needed.
• Communicate professionally with clients, staff, and supervisors.
• Keep staff informed of client challenges or issues.
• Provide accurate information during shift changes via written and verbal updates.
• Attend team meetings as scheduled.
• Adapt quickly to schedule changes and assignments.
• Deescalate when needed and maintain professional boundaries.
• Abide by HIPAA requirements at all times.

Skills

Monitoring

Deescalation

Communication

HIPAA compliance

Behavioral health understanding

Job description

Project Chesapeake provides quality addiction treatment, behavioral health therapy & treatment for individuals with a dual diagnosis. We are seeking a highly motivated, reliable, & professional, part-time Residential Aide to join our team in a female Level 3.5 location!

Our mission is to provide an opportunity for individuals to learn how to live a positive, sober lifestyle while empowering them to make changes that will lead to successful, independent living.

Hours:

• Part time
• Friday - 7:00am - 3:00pm
• Sunday - 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Responsibilities include:

• Is responsible for monitoring all clients throughout their assigned shift.
• Ability to conduct regular "rounds" around the entire property.
• Ensures the daily program / schedule is being followed.
• Assist with new intakes, complete room searches, monitor mealtimes, etc.
• Observes & documents all clients taking and/or refusing prescribed or over the counter medications.
• Monitor & observe supervised urinalysis as needed / scheduled.
• Communicates in a professional manner with all clients, staff & supervisors.
• Keeps all program staff members informed of all client's current challenges or behavioral issues.
• Provides accurate information during shift changes via written & verbal communication in a professional manner.
• Attends team meetings as necessary / scheduled.
• Can quickly adapt to changes in schedules, routines & work assignments.
• Ability to deescalate.
• Ability to maintain ethical & professional boundaries with all clients & staff.
• Understands & abides by HIPAA guidelines / requirements at all times.

Qualifications include:

• Ability to observe, identify, document, & inform others if physical, cognitive & behavioral changes are a concern.
• Understands the field of addiction, mental health & recovery.
• Prior experience in a Behavioral Health setting is a plus.
• Open to learning about & understanding ASAM criteria guidelines, Stages of Change, 12 step recovery, etc.

Pay:

• $17.00/hr.