Community Recovery Specialist (PIER) - Morning Shift

Resources for Human Development•Quakertown, PA

9h•Onsite

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 RHD values should be demonstrated as job duties are performed. The 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. The position focuses on Psychiatric Rehabilitation principles, 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 CRS must ensure compliance with all programmatic and corporate procedures and protocols and conduct themselves in a manner that exemplifies professionalism, fairness, and compassion at all times.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
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

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

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, including 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.
Completing documentation required for groups and individual outings.
Attending weekly team meetings.
Engaging in supervision with the 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.
Performing all other duties as directed.