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Mental Health Supported Living Worker—Full Time with benefits
Location: Oil City, PA (hiring 1 MH Supported Living Worker)
Location: Meadville, PA (hiring 1 MH Supported Living Worker)
Starting wage: $15.00 per hour
Job Information:
Looking for a compassionate person who is experienced in working with adults with mental health conditions and is a creative problem-solver to help individuals overcome obstacles in their lives.
The Mental Health Supported Living Worker provides daily guidance, care, and skills teaching to adults with mental health conditions who reside in this 3-bed home. This is a program that provides a home-like setting where staff and residents work side-by-side with daily skills teaching and opportunities for growth for the residents. This home offers a step-down in level of care from our 24/7 homes to a more independent level for the resident.
It includes working closely with case managers, peer specialists, family members, and other community resources to provide coaching and skills teaching to help Residents towards independent living in their own home or apartment! We believe this is the missing piece that will allow growth and movement to more independent living for all Residents across all our homes. The Supported Living Worker is someone who is goal driven, energetic, creative and compassionate. The Supported Living Worker either has or will gain an understanding of the following tools that guide the daily processes at the home:
1. Stages of Change Model
2. Motivation
3. Goal Setting
4. PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Adjust)
5. Motivational Interviewing
6. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Principles and Tools
7. Recovery Model for People with Mental Health Conditions.
From the day the individual enters into the program until the day they move into their own home or apartment, The Mental Health Supported Living Worker has 6 months to help the person gain the skills needed, overcome barriers, and build the needed support in order to Find, Get, and Keep a home or apartment of their own or to be able to move to the Transitional Living Home (next step down). The Supported Living Worker must also be a great cheerleader who is able to celebrate small successes in the right direction, and help Residents see their own growth and improvement.
The Supported Living Worker provides Direct Care with adults who have mental health conditions, who are either coming in from community setting or stepping down from a higher level of care. This Mental Health Supported Living Home is on a continuum of care designed to help people move from 24/7 care to more independent settings and then on to independent living with supports. The Residents in the home have a goal of greater levels of independence and will be moving on in 6 months.
The work includes Modeling, Doing with, Observing, and Assisting the Resident in learning skills and doing various daily living tasks.
· Administering Medications and helping the Resident learn the 5 R’s in order to become self-medicating.
· Helping the Resident schedule and get to appointments in ways that allow the resident the greatest amount of independence.
· Helping the Resident learn skills to get from place to place, first with the agency vehicle, and then using resources in the community, such as walking, using the bus or Medical Assistance Transportation.
· Helping the Resident learn to plan, prepare, shop for, make meals and clean up afterwards.
· Helping the resident find interests in strengths for leisure and recreation.
· Helping the resident make and keep relationships.
· Learning to be a good neighbor.
· Budgeting and Finances
Qualifications: High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 2 years paid or volunteer work in a Human Service setting with one of those years being in the mental health field.
Required: Valid PA Driver's License because staff drive the agency vehicle located at the home.
· Cleaning, Sanitation, Organization, and Housekeeping
· Employment or Volunteer Work
Call the office 814-432-4280 or send resume to mainoffice@handinhandllc.com