Wellness Coach

Wellness Coach

Newark, DE

Description:

Job title: Wellness Coach.

Reports to: Assistant Director.

Position Summary:

Under authority of the Assistant Director, the Wellness Coach assures that all operational procedures are followed. The Wellness Coach is responsible for utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation principles to promote recovery, community integration and improved quality of life for residents through collaboration with consumers, team members, family members, significant others and collateral resources. The Wellness Coach will assist team members and other providers with an understanding of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Model and the day-to-day practice of this modality. Wellness Coach is responsible for working in accordance with the values and policies of RHD.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation principles to promote recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for residents.
• To maintain a safe, supportive and recovery-focused environment that fosters growth and rehabilitation as well as facilitates the development of natural supports and self-help skills.
• To engage consumers in a trusting and supportive relationship, providing emotional support within the professional boundaries, as needed.
• To support the individualized recovery plans developed with consumers with the aim of achieving and maintaining physical health, mental health and emotional well-being as well as participating in the recovery process.
• To assist the consumer to reach the goals he or she has set in their recovery plan.
• Practice and encourage advocacy activities to enable self-advocacy efforts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service discipline.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Working conditions:

Hazard and Atmospheric Conditions:

• Exposure to Fumes o Exposure to Dust.
• Exposure to Extreme Heat o Exposure to Extreme Cold.
• Wet and/or Humid o Exposure to Loud Noise.
• Exposure to Confined Places o Mists or Gases.
• Exposure to Mechanical Hazards o Exposure to Chemical Hazards.
• Exposure to Electrical Hazards o Exposure to Burn Hazard.

Requirements:

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.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand or Sit (stationary position).
• Walk.
• Use hands or fingers to handle or feel (operate, activate, prepare, inspect, position).
• Climb (stairs/ladders).
• Talk/Hear (communicate, converse, convey, express/exchange information).
• See (detect, identify, recognize, inspect, assess).
• Pushing or Pulling.
• Repetitive Motion.
• Reaching (high or low).
• Kneel, Stoop, Crouch or Crawl (position self, move).

Reporting Relationships:

• Direct Supervisor: Program Director.

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.

Apis Services provides 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.

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.