Supported Housing Specialist

Description

For over 60 years, CareLink Community Support Services has been dedicated to helping people with disabilities to live in the community with dignity and independence. Our rehabilitation services and professional staff provide the support that people with serious mental illness, physical disabilities and other developmental challenges need to be active, productive members of their communities.

Salary:

$18.75 an hour 

Job Summary

This position is responsible for promoting recovery, wellness, and self-determination for individuals participating in services by implementing, supporting, and documenting activities that promote recovery. This position is responsible to provide resource management and other supports to individuals in service and to promote the pursuit of independence for all individuals participating in service.

Essential Functions

• Assess      the needs of the person in service initially for strengths and available      resources.
• Participate      in the development and implementation of service/recovery plans reflecting      the individual’s preferences, goals, lifestyles, and interests.
• Serve      as an advocate on behalf of the individuals in service and encourage them      to assume a proactive role in their rehabilitation process.
• Conduct      home visits of assigned caseload.
• Assess      and identify gaps in service delivery and recommend alternative action      plans.
• Maintain      and monitor an assigned caseload of individuals in service by supporting      individuals residing in the community and establishing and reinforcing      links to the local community on behalf the individuals in services.
• Assist      where appropriate the individual in service accessing community healthcare      resources including preventative and necessary follow-up services.
• Utilize      local resource networks for referral to enhance program continuity.
• Assess,      teach, evaluate, and supervise individual’s skills in the areas of daily      living, meal planning, housekeeping, career needs, and social,      recreational, and community activities.
• Maintain      and submit required program reports and documentation, including progress      notes, service plans, and incident reports.
• Complete      written documentation daily that reflects the individual’s recovery and      progress on their goals as well as staff interventions.
• Respond      appropriately to safety/emergency situations.
• Drive      agency vehicles in a safe manner following the applicable traffic laws for      purposes of supporting individuals and/or the program.
• Provide      consistent and positive feedback to individuals we serve.
• Provide      individuals with opportunities to make informed decisions and support them      in their decisions.
• Actively      uphold and advocate for individuals’ rights.
• Use      knowledge of basic recovery principles and methods of rehabilitation in      the performance of your job.
• Assist      individuals to participate in appropriate daily activities that promote      recovery.
• Use      person centered language (non-judgmental or negative) in written      documentation.
• Communicate      with individuals using language that promotes respect, acceptance and hope      for their recovery
• Work      creatively with people in recovery with respect to their cultural heritage      or cultural identification, age, disability, religious or spiritual      identification.
• Actively      provides opportunities and support to the individual in finding and      expressing spiritual growth/well-being.
• Encourage      and support individuals in developing positive relationships with family      and significant others.
• Monitor,      assess and report each individual’s need for additional or replacement      clothing or personal items and notify Program Supervisor.
• Educate,      discuss, and encourage residents to address their daily and long term      physical health.
• Assist      individuals who are on smoking precautions to maintain safety.
• Encourage      and assist individuals through modeling, verbal teaching, and/or direct      assistance with maintaining cleanliness and orderliness of their residence      and in appropriate personal hygiene.
• Review      emergency procedures with individuals on a regular basis.
• Assess,      teach, evaluate, and supervise individual’s skills in the areas of daily      living, meal planning, housekeeping, career needs, and social,      recreational, and community activities.
• Assist      individuals in the planning, initiation and participation of social and      recreational activities based on their interests.
• Support      individuals in accessing the community through use of agency or public      transportation.
• Provide      the individual with opportunities and supports to access the community      resources in achieving their goals.
• Encourage      and support individuals in developing positive relationships with family      and significant others.
• Locate      and access community medical resources for individual needs as applicable.
• Participate      in staff meetings and complete a minimum of 18 training hours per year.
• Adhere      to agency/site policies and procedures and perform job within professional      standards.
• Perform      occasional administrative activities, including but not limited to filing,      copying, compilation, and collation of paperwork.
• Complete      paperwork/documentation as required.
• Follow      instructions accurately and thoroughly while completing assigned tasks      within expected time frames.
• Attend      and participate in staff meetings with the goal of improving services.
• Attend      training programs with the goal of improving services.
• Attend      and participate in supervision on an on-going basis.
• Performs      job in a safe manner.
• Reports/addresses      safety concerns in a timely manner.
• Reports/documents      maintenance issues in a timely manner.
• Monitor      kitchen, housekeeping and linen supplies for replacement and notify      Program Supervisor.
• Adhere      to the dress code policy and the site dress code procedures.
• Adhere      to supervisor's requests and display ability to take direction.
• Show      initiative and demonstrate good judgment.
• Work      as scheduled to assure coverage.
• Work      flexible schedule as needed.
• Have      and project a positive attitude and image to individuals, family members,      and outside contacts.
• Cooperate      with other staff and exhibit positive attitude toward position and agency      mission.
• Use      appropriate communication channels.
• Respond      appropriately to safety/emergency situations.
• Drive      agency vehicles in a safe manner following the applicable traffic laws for      purposes of supporting individuals and/or the program.
• Performs      other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.

Other Functions

• Attends      and participates in regular supervision.
• Responds      appropriately to emergency situations.
• Performs      job within framework of agency, site, and professional standards.
• Participates      in staff meetings and training programs.
• Attends      and participates in agency events.
• Adheres      to agency/site policies and procedures including HIPAA requirements.
• Cooperates      and coordinates with Regional Director on all operational issues.
• Projects      a positive attitude and image to staff, participants, family members, and      outside contacts.
• Uses      appropriate communication channels.
• Completes      assignments independently and within specified time frames.
• Participates      in achievement of agency objectives, goals, and mission.
• Displays      motivation and interest in working creatively with people who have mental      illness/disabilities.
• Demonstrates      the ability to make sound judgements regarding the welfare of people      served.
• Displays      ability to take direction.
• Demonstrates      knowledge of basic principles and methods of clinical psychology and      psychiatric rehabilitation.
• Follows      agency dress code.
• Adheres      to supervisor's requests.
• Cooperates      with other staff and exhibit positive attitude toward position and agency.
• Contributes      to the growth and development of services.
• Shows      initiative and demonstrate good judgement.
• Follows      instructions accurately and thoroughly.
• Works      as scheduled to assure coverage.
• Performs      job in a safe manner.
• Reports/addresses      safety concerns in a timely manner.

Requirements

Qualifications Required:

• High      School Diploma or GED Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mental      Health, Health, Human Services or related fieldwork
• 2 to 3      years Certifications, Licenses, Registrations
• Valid      Driver’s License Required 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge      of Microsoft Office products.
• Strong      collaborating skills, and an ability to work effectively both      independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable      in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; high energy,      self-motivated and proactive.
• Excellent      communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability      to multitask and be flexible with regard to workload and assignments.
• Ability      to exercise judgment.
• Knowledge      of psychotropic medications preferred.
• Knowledge      of basic principles and methods of rehabilitation required.
• Motivation,      interest and ability to work empathetically with people who have mental      illness required.
• Ability      to work independently and effectively handle multiple tasks required.
• Ability      to work as a leader required.
• Ability      to make sound judgments regarding the health/welfare of consumers      required.
• Ability      to handle confidential information required.
• Ability      and willingness to drive agency car/van required.

CareLink Community Support Services is an equal opportunity employer and abides by all applicable federal and state civil rights laws.