Residential Direct Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

As a Residential Support Specialist, you will provide direct care to individuals with various mental health diagnoses living in a residential setting. The RSS will help individuals with daily living skills, transportation, skill-building, money management, medication administration, risk mitigation and other areas based on the person centered treatment plan. Services are provided based on Recovery tenets and are aimed to promote overall health and well-being of persons served. This is a great opportunity to build a career in Human Services and join an organization with room for growth!

Full and part-time positions available in Chelsea, East Boston, Revere and downtown Boston.

Salary : $20 per hour.

$2.00 / hour differential for high intensity programs

What you’ll do :

• Engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness, achieve symptom stabilization and self-management and develop and / or restore skills impacted by mental illness to help them live a self-directed life.
• Assist people with psychiatric and substance use disorders to identify personal priorities, preferences, strengths, and interests in order to help them establish goals that support a life in recovery.
• Arrange and transport residents to appointments or daily outings.
• Complete administrative tasks, such as answering phones or filling out paperwork.
• Assist with household tasks such as cooking and cleaning
• Provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize to socialize and become more involved in their community
What you’ll need :
• Education :

High School Diploma / GED equivalent is required.

In lieu of college degree, at least one year experience with population that has severe and persistent mental illness and / or substance use disorder.

Must have valid driver’s license.

Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits :