Lead Residential Advisor (.9 FTE/Alternating Shifts)

Franciscan Alliance•Dyer, IN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Franciscan Health's residential care center helps patients learn age-appropriate social, emotional, and intellectual behaviors. The residential advisor plays an important role in this process by developing programs that meet the needs of patients and their families, teaching and nurturing social skills, and leading directed activities to create a positive environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Social Service
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, social work or related field
2 years of experience in Social Services

Responsibilities

Coordinate and draft employee shift schedules, ensuring adequate staffing coverage is available at all times.
Notify the manager of any physician, staff, patient, family, or interdepartmental conflicts, as well as immediate notification of safety issues.
De-escalate situations involving agitated or aggressive residents to prevent behavioral-based safety hazards using established principles in de-escalation, including potential therapeutic holds.
Interpret and facilitate interaction amongst group members to encourage trust, feelings of mutual support, greater self-awareness and personal growth.
Closely monitor and adhere to patient/resident treatment plans in the delivery of care.
Employ adaptive counseling techniques to ensure that all residents are provided with services within a context of cultural and intellectual understanding and competence.
Monitor and assess changes in the tone and quality of the therapeutic milieu, and address potential concerns that threaten residents' optimal safety, healing, and supportive environment.
Coordinate Residential Advisor assignments.
Successfully pass Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).