Community Recovery Specialist (Pier)

Resources for Human Development•Quakertown, PA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

CRS is primarily responsible for providing daily support for residents in a 10 bed long term structured psychiatric unit. A commitment to the RHD values should be demonstrated as job duties are performed. This role focuses on assisting residents in skill building with a focus on independent living, including employment, education, money management, medication management, transportation, meal preparation, shopping for household goods, site cleanliness, housing searches, roommate matching, and social skills development. The specialist will also assist residents with appointments and transport them to medical appointments, focusing on Psychiatric Rehabilitation principles while implementing the phase system, service planning, skill building, goal planning, and community integration. Responsibilities include completion of documentation for groups and individual outings, attending weekly team meetings, engaging in supervision, and attending monthly all staff meetings. Ensuring compliance with all programmatic and corporate procedures and protocols is essential, as is conducting oneself in a manner that exemplifies professionalism, fairness, and compassion at all times.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma.
Current and valid driver’s license.
Criminal record clearances, as dictated by the assigned programs.
Minimum of three years’ experience working directly with individuals diagnosed with mental health or IDD.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in health care/mental health care industry.
Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Providing daily support for residents in a 10 bed long term structured psychiatric unit.
Assisting residents in skill building with a focus on independent living; employment, education, money management, medication management, transportation, meal preparation, shopping for household goods, site cleanliness, housing searches, roommate matching and social skills development.
Assisting residents with appointments and transporting them to medical appointments.
Focusing on Psychiatric Rehabilitation principles while implementing the phase system, service planning, skill building, goal planning and community integration.
Completion of documentation required for groups and individual outings.
Attending weekly team meetings, engaging in supervision with site lead (minimum once a month), attending monthly all staff meetings.
Ensuring compliance with all programmatic and corporate procedures and protocols as they apply to staff, residents, and the program.
Conducting oneself in a manner that exemplifies professionalism, fairness and compassion at all times.
All other duties as directed.