Social Services Tech 1, FT - MH Residential/ITR Cordele
About The Position
The Social Services Tech 1 position is a full-time role focused on Mental Health Residential/ITR services in Cordele. The employee will be responsible for direct care to residential individuals, including supervision, medication monitoring and education, and assisting individuals with daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, budgeting, and personal hygiene. The role also involves day-to-day home maintenance, leading community skills meetings and training, and transporting individuals to various appointments and day services. Additionally, the employee must complete all required trainings, assist with activities, menus, and monthly drills, and support individuals in accessing services and resources. Physical activities include assisting individuals with mobility devices, lifting groceries, and engaging in healthy activities like walking or gym workouts. The position requires coordination with families and support systems regarding treatment and mental health recommendations, as well as educating individuals on their diagnosis and medications.
Requirements
- High School Diploma, Certified Nursing Assistant, or associate’s degree in or around the related field degree in a social service-related field from an accredited college or technical school
- At least 6 months to two years’ experience in a social service-related position OR One year at the lower level (SST010) or position equivalent
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Have a valid driver’s license
- Able to pass the criminal background check
- Able to drive and transport individuals in a 9-12 passenger van
- Satisfactorily complete all training requirements for Middle Flint Health & Wellness and DBHDD
- Pass the ModivCare training and become ModivCare Certified Driver
- Any male applicant between 18 and 26 years of age must present proof of having registered with the Selective Service as required by federal and state law, or of being exempt from such registration.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred qualification related to Mental Health, Psychology, and Sociology.
Responsibilities
- Supervision of individuals
- Monitoring of self-administration of medications
- Education on medications with individuals
- Assist individuals with how-to call-in, pick-up, and pay for their own medications
- Complete community skills and community meetings with individuals each week
- Responsible for day-to-day home maintenance, vacuuming, dusting
- Assist individuals with cooking, cleaning, laundry
- Teaching individuals how to budget funds
- Education on good personal hygiene
- Physically help individual in and out of the shower/tub
- Physically demonstrate to individual how to bath and lather correctly
- Provide direct care to residential individuals
- Document daily on goals for each individual
- Assist in leading community skills meeting, and community skills training
- Transport to day services, all medical appointments, psychiatric appointments, and any other pertinent appointments for the individual
- Helping individuals on and off the van as needed
- Complete all Middle Flint Health & Wellness trainings and maintain trainings annually
- Assist with indoor/outdoor activities, menus, completing monthly drills
- Assisting individuals on and off the van
- Assist individuals with walker or other manual devises
- Shop physically, be able to lift, carry groceries and supplies
- Physically work with individuals on healthy activities, ie walking, working out at the gym
- Assist the individual, link them to services and resources
- Coordinate care
- Work along with family and/or support system in regard to their treatment, mental health recommendations
- Educate individual diagnosis and medications
Benefits
- Eligible worksite for the VA Education Benefit Program (Veterans)
- Eligible work site for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
