Senior Residential Support Specialist

NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
Revere, MA, US
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

As the Senior Residential Support Specialist , you will provide direct services to people living in a residential setting.

You will help people in the areas of 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.

What you'll do :

  • Engage and collaborate with people to improve their health and wellness, achieve symptom stabilization and self-management, develop and / or restore skills impacted by mental illness and 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.
  • Get information about community agencies and families to assist person in the provision of services.
  • Document each person’s progress in the confidential record
  • Participate in medication administration per MAP and DMH policies and protocol.
  • Organize and lead individual and group social / recreational activities
  • Assist with supervisions of RSS staff, signing up for trainings, recruiting, training and evaluating.
  • Assist in arranging staff schedules to meet the health and safety requirements
  • What You’ll Need :
  • Education :
  • Education :
  • High School diploma or GED required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in any related field preferred.
  • Experience :
  • Experience working with a population that has severe and persistent mental illness and / or substance use disorder.
  • Skills :
  • Must have valid Driver’s license.
  • Must be or able to become MAP certified within five months of hire (training provided).
  • Must be or able to become CPR / First Aid certified within five months of hire (training provided).

Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits

  • Paid Time Off Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 2 years of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
  • Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
  • North Suffolk qualifies as an H-1B Cap-Exempt employer (for eligible positions)
  • North Suffolk offers visa and permanent resident card support to active employees
  • Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance
  • 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
  • Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Access to Credit Union Banking
  • Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Discounted Movie Tickets
  • Comprehensive Training Program
  • Internal Advancement Opportunities
  • 19 days ago
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