Life Skills Professional

Resources for Human Develop is seeking a Life Skills Professional - Part-time supporting behavior health clients reach their goals.

Eligible for sign-on bonus dependent upon the number of hours/shifts offered.

Position Summary:

The Life Skills Specialist is responsible for collaboratively and actively assisting and supporting participants in the development of life skills, facilitating groups, and the establishment and attainment of goals identified in the individual’s Behavioral Health Treatment Plans.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Support/assist the program participant with the development and maintenance of necessary daily living skills to live independently within their community, i.e., cooking, shopping, household chores, seeking employment and education opportunities, medication management, interpersonal relations, utilizing community resources, vocational, budgeting, banking, accessing transportation, meal preparation, etc.
• Assess program participants’ strengths, differing skills, and abilities to determine the best approach and learning style that can help increase the skill development of each program participant.
• Model appropriate social skills to help the program participant develop positive relationships, cope with interpersonal conflict, and successfully participate in social, recreational, and cultural activities in-home and while out in the community.
• Complete required documentation comprehensively and accurately, i.e., observation checks, assessments, group notes, MARs, daily shift notes (within 24 hours), mileage logs, incident reports (if applicable), and vehicle incident reports (if applicable).
• Monitor participant medication as prescribed (after completion of Medication Administration Training) and complete all corresponding documentation.
• Operate agency vehicles in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Provide emergency medical procedures as needed, including Basic First Aid, and CPR (after completion of CPR Training).
• Responsible for attending supervision, clinical meetings, monthly staff meetings, and mandatory training to remain current with best practices.
• Promotes a healthy environment for consumers and staff.
• Staff are required to stay on shift until coverage is obtained.
• To spend 90% of scheduled time in direct, face-to-face interactions with residents while consumers are awake. The Life Skills Professional should only be in the office or any other location, not directly interacting with the consumers when:
  • Writing shift notes.
  • Updating consumer paperwork.
  • Accompany consumers to appointments and advocate for their needs.
  • Checking consumer-related materials, such as new medications, consumer funds, etc.
  • To assure that at least one (1) staff person is with residents to monitor activities during hours when consumers are awake. Staff must sit with the consumers during mealtimes to model and monitor healthy eating habits.
• Participating in shift change procedures - give and receive reports at the beginning and end of each shift; count petty cash and controlled substances at each shift change.
• Taking brief time-outs after stressful interactions with consumers.
• Receive and handle all telephone calls for the consumers and the program in an appropriate and confidential manner.
• All other duties as identified by the site supervisor, Program Specialist, Program Nurse, Fiscal Administrator, Program Assistant Director, and Program Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma/GED.
• 2 years of experience in the social service field.
• Valid Driver’s License.

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.

Reporting Relationships:

• Direct Supervisor: Site Supervisor.

About Company:

Resources for Human Development is a national human services nonprofit with the broadest possible service mission, and specializes in creating innovative, quality services that support people of all abilities wherever the need exists. Founded in 1970, RHD supports more than 115 human service programs across the country, serving tens of thousands of people every year with caring and effective programs addressing intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral health, homelessness, addiction recovery, and more.

RHD’s mission is to provide caring, effective, and innovative services that empower people of all abilities as they work to achieve the highest level of independence possible and build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities. From providing residential services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people with mental health challenges, people in addiction recovery, and people experiencing homelessness to job training, assisted transportation, and crisis intervention, RHD provides individualized, quality assistance to trauma-informed programs across the country.

RHD prides itself on its history of innovation, not only in the services we offer but also in our management approach rooted in RHD’s Values. RHD is committed to the fundamental value of dignity and respect for all human beings, the empowerment of our consumers and staff, and the flexibility to meet the changing needs of all our partners and those we serve. RHD is an affiliate of APIS Services Inc.

Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment. Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.