Soteria Resident Support Staff - Per Diem/Substitute

Pathways Vermont • Burlington, VT

116d • $0 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Pathways Vermont is hiring per diem/substitute Resident Support Staff for Soteria Vermont, a five-bed hospitalization prevention residence for people experiencing an early episode of psychosis who wish to avoid or minimize exposure to medications. The program is community-based, unionized, and located in person in Burlington, Vermont.

Resident Support Staff are members of the Soteria community, supporting essential household functions and spending time with residents. Substitute staff are scheduled as needed, with availability sought across first, second, and third shifts, particularly evenings and overnights. Staff must respond to at least one shift every eight weeks.

Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume. The position pays $23 per hour and offers a flexible schedule and access to Pathways-facilitated trainings, including Intentional Peer Support.

Requirements

• Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to form relationships with marginalized individuals.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills, including ability to assess risk factors.
• Ability to structure time, independently develop work priorities, and meet documentation expectations.
• Ability to work weekends and respond to at least one shift every eight weeks.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to share personal transformative life experiences.
• Willingness to self-reflect, learn, and practice new ways of being in relationships.
• Tolerance for risk and discomfort.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs often; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, standing, and lifting; occasional lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent operation of a computer and other office machinery, including typing; frequent talking and listening.
• Frequent exposure to outdoor environmental conditions in all seasons and occasional exposure to high noise levels.
• Rarely, run or move very swiftly to avoid an emergency situation.
• Occasionally meet with people in the community or visit businesses.

Nice To Haves

• Personal experience of psychosis or extreme states is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide nonjudgmental, nondirective support and availability to residents.
• Build relationships and rapport, using choice-oriented, client-centered, harm-reduction, and strengths-based approaches; support social skills, wellness, medication-related needs, and housekeeping.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings as assigned: monthly supervision, team, and all-staff meetings, and three annual co-reflections.
• Complete 12 hours of Therapeutic Community Residence training annually.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Soteria policies and procedures, including emergency protocols.
• Communicate program rules and expectations to residents.
• Collaborate with residents to formulate and regularly review comprehensive care plans, including assistance with calculating expenses and preparing budgets.
• Maintain records, compile reports, and complete program documentation, including care notes, statistics, letters, and petty cash receipts.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and monitor referrals to community services and activities, and advocate for resident participation.
• Perform regular household cleaning and maintenance.
• Attend annual All Staff and Programmatic Retreats unless excused by the employee’s manager or HR; retreats occur on workdays during normal working hours and are paid.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule.
• Access to a wide variety of Pathways-facilitated trainings, including Intentional Peer Support.
• Paid attendance at annual All Staff and Programmatic Retreats during normal working hours, unless excused.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed