Residential Support Staff
Prairie Harvest Mental Health
Grand Forks, ND
Full-time
Social Service
Posted on January 4, 2019
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Hiring a full-time, Benefited Residential Support Staff to work with clients in a residential facility who have a serious and persistent mental illness by providing services to aid with daily living skills and independence. Duties may include the following.
- Staff residential facility hours to include evening, weekend and holiday hours.
- Assist clients with daily living skills according to their Individual Recovery Plan (i.e., assisting with laundry, grocery shopping, meal preparation, cleaning, personal hygiene, budgeting, social activities.)
- Provide transportation for clients when necessary.
- Attend regular staff meetings and in-service training.
- Complete daily documentation.
- Report to Facility Coordinator for guidance and problem solving.
- Facilitate and prepare daily meals.
- Participate in household management (including housekeeping, laundry, etc.)
- Participate in grounds upkeep.
- Conduct safety and courtesy checks at regular intervals during the night.
- Observe and document clients taking medications and watch for symptoms and side effects of medication. (Med training provided.)
- Implement activity schedule for the clients.
- Give support to symptomatic clients.
- Recognize, respond to and report crisis/emergency situations promptly to appropriate staff/agencies.