LIFE SKILLS PROF

Apis Services Inc • Walnutport, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Life Skills Professional is primarily responsible for providing daily support for residents in relation to daily living, self-care, and support as it relates to treatment being received. This role involves modeling behavior consistent with treatment outcomes and facilitating individual and group counseling. A commitment to the RHD values should be demonstrated as job duties are performed.

Requirements

• Minimum of a high school diploma.
• Minimum of three years experience in a related field.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working directly with individuals diagnosed with mental health or IDD.
• Current and valid driver’s license with ability to travel to programs and the Corporate Office as needed.
• Criminal record clearances, as dictated by the assigned programs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

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, following up with medical care and managing medications.
• Managing a caseload of 1-3 residents with the goal of moving them onto a lesser level of care in one year’s time.
• Focusing on Psychiatric Rehabilitation principles while implementing the phase system, service planning, skill building, goal planning and community integration.
• Keeping detailed documentation of progress through daily notes, service-planning, goal documentation and medication monitoring/MAR.
• Attending weekly team meetings, engaging in supervision with site lead (minimum once a month), attending monthly all staff meetings and meeting with psychiatric rehabilitation specialist as needed to focus on any barriers in service planning and skill building with residents.
• Ensuring compliance with all programmatic and corporate procedures and protocols as they apply to staff, residents, and the program.
• Informing management of any and all incidents which may affect the welfare of staff, residents, or the program immediately.
• Conducting oneself in a manner that exemplifies professionalism, fairness and compassion at all times.
• All other duties as directed.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.

What This Job Offers

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