Residential Skills Trainer

Clarvida•Savannah, GA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Clarvida is seeking a Residential Skills Trainer to support adults with severe and persistent mental illness living in a residential group home in Savannah, Georgia. The role focuses on helping residents build essential life skills that promote independence, stability, and successful community living. The trainer provides daily guidance and structure in areas such as housekeeping, meal preparation, budgeting, hygiene, medication management, and public transportation. The position also involves monitoring resident progress, documenting behaviors and services, providing crisis intervention when needed, and transporting residents to appointments and community activities. The trainer works with residential staff and supervisors and receives ongoing supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Professional verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of and sensitivity to culturally diverse populations.
Valid Georgia driver’s license with a clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).
Clean criminal background check, with no conviction or credible evidence of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children or adults.

Responsibilities

Support residents in developing daily living and independent living skills.
Assist with housekeeping, meal preparation, budgeting, hygiene, and safety.
Support medication management and monitor client-administered medications.
Monitor resident behaviors, needs, and progress toward individual goals.
Provide crisis intervention as needed.
Transport residents to medical appointments, grocery trips, and community activities.
Maintain accurate documentation of services, observations, and progress.
Collaborate with residential staff and supervisors to support client stability.