Awake Residential Services Technician (RST) - Morrison Place

The Opportunity Alliance • South Portland, ME

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Awake Mental Health Direct Care Professional (Residential Services Technician) provides nighttime direct service in a residential group care or transitional living setting. The role provides personal support and supportive counseling to residents and is part of a clinical team that uses daily living tasks as treatment components while helping create a permanent, home-like environment. The technician helps identify residents’ needs and emerging needs, supports physical and mental health and wellbeing, administers medication, provides personal support and watchful oversight, and manages the milieu. The position also maintains a clean and organized facility and staff office charts and documentation.

The position attends weekly or bi-weekly program staff meetings and other meetings as necessary. Work is performed, reviewed, and evaluated under the supervision of the Program Director or Program Coordinator. It is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week overnight/third-shift role at a residential program in Portland or South Portland, Maine. The program operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and availability on weekends and holidays is required. Specific schedules vary and will be discussed during an interview.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Become certified as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician 1 (MHRT1) within one year of employment and maintain required training to uphold continuous MHRT1 status.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Flexible schedule and availability to work weekends and holidays.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Successfully pass criminal background, child protective service, and sex offender checks.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• Pass a CNA registry check if MHRT is required for the position.
• Pass a pre-employment physical and TB screen.
• Ability to exert moderate physical effort, including occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, driving, and typing, and frequent lifting and carrying of materials weighing up to 25 pounds.
• A good driving record; driving may be necessary for meetings, trainings, occasional offsite client needs, and agency work.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s degree, or equivalent training, in mental health.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide nighttime direct service in a residential group care or transitional living setting.
• Provide residents with personal support and supportive counseling.
• Use daily living tasks as instrumental treatment components and help create a home-like environment.
• Identify residents’ needs and emerging needs and support their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
• Administer medication and provide personal support and watchful oversight.
• Manage the residential milieu.
• Maintain a clean and organized facility.
• Maintain staff office charts and documentation.
• Attend weekly or bi-weekly program staff meetings and other meetings as necessary.
• Drive as needed to meetings and trainings, occasional offsite client meetings, or agency locations; this may include transporting clients.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off accrual.
• Nine paid holidays per calendar year and up to three floating holidays per calendar year.
• Medical benefits at reasonable cost.
• Dental and vision insurance options.
• Agency-paid basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 403(b) retirement plan with an agency match; all employees are eligible.
• Tuition reimbursement, offered once per year through an application process.
• The Opportunity Alliance is a qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

What This Job Offers

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