Description

Job title

Life Skills Professional

Reports to

Site Supervisor

Are you looking for a rewarding career helping others improve their quality of life? Renaissance is currently hiring for Part Time Life Skills Professional with a pay rate of $17/hour with an additional $1,500 Sign-On Bonus Offered!

Advantages of Working at RHD

• $1500 Sign-On Bonus
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus
• Full Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Generous PTO Plan
• Scholarship and Tuition Programs
• Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Cell Phone Discounts & More

Program Summary

Renaissance Community is a supportive living program serving individuals in Montgomery County. The Renaissance program offers 24-hour supervision in a community setting with an emphasis on behavioral health services. Individuals live in either a communal home environment or an apartment, based on their needs for structure and supervision. Consumers participate in activities, groups, day treatment programs and receive assistance with medication monitoring to help promote achievement toward living, learning, working and social ambition.

Position Summary

The weekend Life Skills Professional is responsible for client support through direct interaction with participants. You will monitor and document clients while they self-administer their scheduled medications and complete hourly zone tracking (checking each apartment hourly to check on/ensure the safety of the medications. You will be responsible for completing daily shift notes for each client. This shift would be from 8am-8pm on the weekends, every other weekend.

Essential Duties and Functions

• Intervene in crisis and document all critical incidents. Review site's required documentation for completion and accuracy, i.e., observation checks, MARs, daily shift notes.
• Support PIRs in maintaining the physical plant by monitoring and inspecting their household chores, enter daily census and other demographic, intake, and billing data into Avatar
• Responsible for assessment, planning, creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of participant's daily living in accordance with the Recovery Model. Assist participants in developing personal recovery-oriented goals.
• Works in cooperation with other agencies in the service delivery system to ensure coordinated, continuous and effective services for the rehabilitation of the participants.
• Responsible for the development of RSP Goals with participants every 60 days and supporting participants with them daily.
• Report to Program Manager when maintenance needs, will assess program participant's strengths, differing skills and abilities, to determine the best approach and learning style that can help increase skill development of each program participant.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Possess High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years of experience in the social service field. CPRP, CPS, WRAP trained, a plus.
• Must possess a current valid State Driver's License

Working conditions

While performing the duties of this job, employees are frequently required to stand, walk, lift, use hand to find, handle feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, listen, taste, and smell. The job also requires employees to lift and/or move objects up to 50lbs. The individual must be able to manager stairs on a frequent basis.

Essential Duties Addendum

Montgomery County Residentials and Renaissance

Overnight Staff Only-drivers license preferred, not required

Requirements

Physical requirements

Lifting Requirements

• Medium: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Physical Requirements

• Stand or Sit (stationary position)
• Walk
• Use hands or fingers to handle or feel (operate, activate, prepare, inspect, position)
• Climb (stairs/ladders)
• Talk/Hear (communicate, converse, convey, express/exchange information)
• See (detect, identify, recognize, inspect, assess)
• Pushing or Pulling
• Repetitive Motion
• Reaching (high or low)
• Kneel, Stoop, Crouch or Crawl (position self, move)

Reporting Relationships

• Direct Supervisor: Site Supervisor

Resources for Human Development is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran, or disability status.