Mental Health Waiver Program Residential Specialist (Monday - Friday, First Shift)

Mental Health Connecticut Inc • Torrington, CT

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About The Position

Mental Health Connecticut (MHC), a statewide nonprofit provider agency, is hiring a full-time Residential Specialist for its Mental Health Waiver program. The position is based out of the Torrington office and serves individuals living between Torrington and Waterbury and between Torrington and Winsted. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Compensation is $20.00 per hour.

The Residential Specialist documents and delivers Recovery Assistant (RA) and Community Support Program (CSP) services to people in recovery, following the activities outlined in their recovery plans. The Mental Health Waiver program provides mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation services and supports to help participants achieve and maintain the highest degree of independent functioning. Services focus on building skills applicable to the participant’s living environment and maximizing independence.

Requirements

• A related college degree or at least two years of experience in the human services or mental health field.
• Prior work experience with case management in community mental health or human services.
• Valid driver's license, vehicle registration, and auto insurance.
• Willingness and ability to drive a personally owned vehicle locally and within the state.

Nice To Haves

• Recovery Assistant certification is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement treatment plans, using skills lists, skill-builder toolkits, and curricula to guide skill-building interventions.
• Document services using Electronic Health Record software and DMHAS databases, including Sandata, with details and language required for billing.
• Teach, coach, and assist with daily living and self-care skills, including transportation, nutrition, meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, dressing, grooming and hygiene, financial management, shopping, leisure, communication, personal safety, basic first aid, and problem solving.
• Teach recovery skills to help prevent relapse, including symptom recognition, coping strategies, emotional management, relaxation, appropriate medication use, and preparation of illness-related advance directives.
• Assist individuals with appropriate dress and basic hygiene, provide supportive assistance and supervision, and provide short-term in-home relief when a primary caregiver is absent or needs relief.
• Develop self-advocacy skills to help individuals access natural supports, self-help, and other advocacy resources.
• Communicate about healthy habits, stress-alleviating behaviors, personal commitments, and adherence to scheduled clinical, vocational, educational, and judicial or court appointments and meetings.
• Provide health and wellness education.
• Provide group treatment for no more than four people receiving care, focused on teaching and assisting with activities of daily living.
• Maintain a productivity rate of at least 90% of billable hours.
• Drive a personally owned vehicle locally and within Connecticut, and transport individuals in the personal vehicle when required.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage, with premium cost sharing of 90/10 for employee-only coverage and 80/20 for employee plus dependents.
• Voluntary vision coverage.
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 403(b) retirement plan with a dollar-for-dollar company match on contributions up to 6%.
• Paid time off, including 11 agency-observed holidays, sick time, vacation time, and wellness days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree