Independent Living Skills Overnights (Awake)

Sevita • Saint Paul, MN

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About The Position

The ILS Overnight Coach works as part of an Intensive Residential Treatment Services team providing care, treatment, and rehabilitation to people experiencing significant mental health or psychiatric symptoms, significant functional impairments, and potentially co-occurring disorders. This is an awake overnight position. The coach supports clients’ physical, social, and psychological well-being, helps them develop independent living skills, and contributes to a therapeutic, safe, and clean residential environment. The role also includes client services, medication administration and monitoring, documentation, administrative tasks, meal preparation oversight, cleaning, transportation, and coordination with other teams.

Requirements

• GED or high school diploma and 2,000 supervised hours delivering services to adults with serious mental illness.
• Travel as needed.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Assist people served to promote their physical, social, and psychological well-being.
• Interact frequently and positively with people served and support staff to promote clients’ rights and quality of life.
• Assist Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners with requested needs.
• Follow agency procedures for health care, safety practices, and behavioral supports.
• Perform administrative duties, including scanning, faxing, and organizing.
• Oversee morning meal preparation.
• Complete cleaning tasks, including preparing rooms for new admissions and overnight cleaning checklist duties.
• Provide transportation for people served.
• Provide group and individual services for clients.
• Teach clients independent living skills.
• Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with various teams.
• Manage program day-to-day finances using established practices and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with training and licensing regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Administer and monitor medication.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Maintain a therapeutic environment and help prevent crises at the lowest level of escalation.
• Develop and participate in community and in-house recreational and leisure activities as the schedule permits.
• Complete required documentation to ensure quality services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED