GILEAD - Residential Support Worker

Gilead Community Services • Old Saybrook, CT

1d • $18 - $21

About The Position

Gilead Community Services is seeking a caring and recovery-oriented Residential Support Worker to join our multi-disciplinary residential program staff. About the position: The Residential Support Worker for Gilead’s Old Saybrook area adolescent residential program works Su, M, T, W 11p-7a providing coaching, mentoring, advocacy, and supportive services in a program serving adolescents with major mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. The position is an awake overnight position. The individual in this role also performs or assists with household chores and provides teaching and training in areas such as money management, daily living skills, providing prompts as necessary. Applicants with no experience and interested in entering the mental healthcare or direct-care field, or individuals seeking a career change are encouraged to apply to this position. Minimum Requirements: Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree preferred Must maintain and provide proof of valid driver’s license and automobile insurance in good standing Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed

Requirements

• Associate’s degree
• Must maintain and provide proof of valid driver’s license and automobile insurance in good standing
• Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Understanding needs of clients experiencing severe and prolonged mental health and substance abuse disorders through Gilead’s training and education
• Assisting with meal preparation, household chores, shopping, cleaning, laundry, and money management, in the teaching of daily living skills
• Providing recovery-oriented services with an emphasis on dignity, respect, and inclusion of family and other natural supports
• Exchanging information from one shift to another, through required reporting documentation and communication, both electronic and paper documentation, as needed
• Assisting with coordination and provision of transportation to treatment, community and social outings, and other essential appointments
• Working with the treatment team to support clients’ mental health, providing education and training regarding symptom management, and assessing for risks as necessary
• Acting with compassion, integrity, and ethics.

Benefits

• Generous paid vacation, sick, and personal time plus paid holidays
• Affordable, employer-sponsored medical and dental insurance (Gilead pays 88%)
• Employer-provided long-term disability and life insurance (Gilead pays 100%)
• Hands-on learning experience and supervision
• Scholarship, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities
• Paid training, education, and certification as necessary (including CPR training)

What This Job Offers

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