- Provide day to day care and ensure needs of individuals residing at Mental Health Respite are met.
- Effectively promote, teach and assist individuals with skill building and daily living skills.
- Assist individuals in planning and participating in group, social and recreational activities.
- Complete and maintain required documentation to include as appropriate client intake paperwork.
- Provide a safe environment to meet the individuals needs and enhance skill acquisition.
- Monitor participants for warning signs of crisis and intervene to prevent crisis.
- Deliver crisis intervention when needed by participant regarding personal, symptomatic, or system related issues.
- Establish and maintain professional and productive working relationships.
- Maintain open communication with co-workers through shift briefings and emails regarding staff, program, building and participant announcements, barriers, and progress.
- Complete check of unit (sharps, doors locked, etc.) and participants' whereabouts at beginning, end and throughout shift (hourly). Document findings in the appropriate setting.
- Prepare and monitor meals for participants. This may be heating prepared food or cooking from ingredients in coordination with the posted menu.
- Communicate with professionals and other supports of the participants through phone, fax, email, etc., to coordinate services or support systems in a professional, factual, accurate, and timely manner while upholding confidentiality.
- Transport participant when necessary to complete goal related activities in accordance to policy and procedures for on-going treatment concerns.
- Observe medications being taken by participants and complete appropriate documentation. Set up weekly medi-sets and set up monthly MORs for assigned participants.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.
- Administer brief assessment of participants wellbeing and make appropriate accommodations to assure safety.
- Complete 12 hours of intensive on-going training per year based on program/participant population need such as Emergency Protective Custody training (EPC), Board of Mental Health (BOMH), Behavioral Health Diagnosis, symptomology and interventions annually.
- Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the position.
- Driving is an essential function of the position.
- Provide on call coverage as needed to include coordinated efforts to fill open shifts available schedule in accordance with unit staffing ratios per regulations.
- All other duties as assigned.
- An individual must be 19 years of age or older and able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
- Ability to be flexible and able to work on multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
- The ability to access payroll, timekeeping and personal data via a web-based system.
- Administrative skills to include utilization of standard office equipment, data entry, 10-key, attention to detail and filing.
- Good communication skills both written and spoken, and ability to maintain effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
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Description
Job DescriptionThe Salvation Army Mission:The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Mental Health Respite Mission:Through professionalism, nurturance, and empowerment MHR will provide supportive services with the purpose of leading participants in personal growth and improving life skills for transitioning to the least restrictive level of care within the community environment.
Summary/Primary Purpose: Provide direct service to adult individuals who experience mental health/substance use issues and homelessness. Interact with program participants with empathy, dignity, and respect. Model social, communication, time management, organizational, problem solving and work ethic skills for residents. Willing to utilize trauma informed practices and have a philosophy that is client centered and recovery orientated.Mental Health Respite provides a safe, protected, supervised residential environment on a short-term basis. The intent of the service is to support individuals by providing linkages to needed behavioral health services and assist in transition back into the community.
Mental Health Respite Program Video
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Additional Information
** EVENING AND OVERNIGHT POSITIONS AVALIABLE **
Education and/or Experience:High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. One to two years related experience preferred.
Qualifications:The requirements listed below are representative of the minimal knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for this position.
On-Call Requirement:Staff hired for on-call position(s) must pick up a minimum of three (3) shifts per month, as applicable. On-call staff must also have availability for a minimum of three (3) additional shifts per month.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:Attain Medication Aide Certification within 90 days of employment. Attain CPR/First Aid Certification within 6 months of employment. Keep certification and update when required.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions:The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but will range from quiet to loud.
All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.
Why should you apply for this role? We offer competitive wages, a rich benefit package which includes BC/BS medical plans with low deductibles, 100% company funded pension plan, voluntary benefits to include 403(b), life insurance, AFLAC and short-term disability. Employee appreciation activities take place throughout the year and time off benefits include vacation, sick and personal days, 13 paid holidays and a 35-hour work week
Not only will this role support "doing the most good" in the communities that TSA supports, but work/life balance is a true practice here at TSA and this role may also be eligible to participate in a remote/hybrid work schedule.
