COMMUNITY RECOVERY SPECIALIST
About The Position
The Community Recovery Specialist (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 involves 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 CRS 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 completing documentation for groups and individual outings, attending weekly team meetings, engaging in supervision with the site lead (minimum once a month), and attending monthly all-staff meetings. The role also ensures compliance with all programmatic and corporate procedures and protocols and requires the CRS to conduct themselves in a manner that exemplifies professionalism, fairness, and compassion at all times.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency and at least 6 months of formal training in mental health or a related field.
- Current and valid driver’s license
- Criminal record clearances, as dictated by the assigned programs
- Has completed 12 semester hours of college training in a mental health-related field
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Preferred experience in health care/mental health care industry.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- Full Benefits Package
- Generous PTO Plan
- Free Virtual Fitness Classes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
