Mental Health Residential Advisor at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

DescriptionPosition/Title: Mental Health Residential AdvisorHourly Rate: From $15.00-$17.23 (based on education and related experience)Position Type: Part-timeWork Schedule: Friday Saturday Sunday 12p-8aLocation: Homestead PADevereux/TCV Community Services is Hiring for a Part-time MH Residential Advisor for its Diversion and Acute Stabilization (DAS) Program!As a DAS Residential Advisor you will be a member of a team providing 24-hour support to adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses by providing opportunities for community integration quality care support and training based on the Recovery Model. We are looking for people who believe in a strengths-based approach and use positive practices to help guide their everyday activities. All required on the job training and education will be provided by TCV. The Residential Advisor position is designed to:Teach activities of daily living to consumers in a residential setting. These include but are not limited to: shopping cooking maintenance of living quarters hygiene and appropriate dress and daily coping skills.Provide Crisis Prevention and Intervention.Facilitate the planning of social and recreational activities as well as consumer groups inside the program or out in the community (i.e. AA/NA meetings). Provides transportation and/or accompanies individuals to recreation shopping and community awareness activities.Provide accurate medication monitoring which includes counting medications and observing consumer intake of prescribed medication.Keywords: Mental Health Residential Advisor DAS Program Residential Advisor Acute Stabilization Residential Advisor Crisis Stabilization Residential Worker Acute Mental Health Residential ProgramQualificationsQualifications:High School Diploma or GED.Prior experience working in social services with adults who have drug and alcohol forensic and/or mental health issues preferred.Act 33/34 Child Abuse and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances required.New Hire and 24 hours of Annual Training required.Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.#sponsoredCompany OverviewCompany OverviewDevereux is one of the nations largest nonprofit organizations providing services insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912 Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical therapeutic educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10000 children adults and their families every year. Our Mission: Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional behavioral or cognitive differences. With nearly 6500 employees working in programs across the country Devereux is a trusted partner for families schools and communities serving individuals in the areas of autism intellectual and developmental disabilities specialty mental health education and foster care.Our Culture Our ExpectationsAt Devereux Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work and our team environment creates an empowering positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux you will: put the needs of others first feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services and within all policies and employee practices.We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person one family one community at a time.What Devereux Offers YouIn addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;Medical (including telemedicine via phone web app) dental prescription drug preventative care and mental health services.Student loan debt assistance tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day) 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.Employee assistance / work-life balance program.Visit to see why Devereux is a great place to work!Devereux is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. EOERequired Experience:Unclear Seniority Key Skills Facilities Management,Copy Editing,Cloud Services,Electronics,Interpretation,Accident Investigation Employment Type : Part-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 15 - 17