The Direct Care Staff provides supportive residential services to individuals with mental health and substance abuse histories in a group home setting. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, advocating for clients, and fostering independence through a person-centered treatment plan.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED, a valid driver's license, and a reliable vehicle. Experience working with psychiatric disorders or co-occurring populations is preferred, and all applicants must pass a background screening.
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Job description
The Center for Human Development, (CHD) is seeking Direct Care Staff to join our team at our Iris residential program in New Hartford, CT. Our direct care staff establish life-changing relationships with our participants and provide opportunities to optimize their independence, rehabilitation and recovery.
Our Iris group home program is dedicated to servicing individuals with a high level of chronic psychiatric conditions, enabling them to live a life of high quality.
The program specializes in supporting clients who have experienced challenges with community living by ensuring the individual needs are met through each client’s uniquely created treatment plan.
To ensure a high level of care, Iris House supports clients by providing 24/7 on-site staffing.
Iris House takes a team-based approach to the all-around care of the clients.
While clients may initially struggle to shed behaviors learned from years of self-preservation, we provide the structure, stability, care and attention needed to let go of their diagnoses to reveal the person underneath.
Your role as a Direct Care Staff
The Direct Care Staff works within the Agency’s team model, establishing open communication, support, and accountability among co-workers. Providing a supportive residential environment for individuals who are challenged by mental health and substance abuse histories in a community-based group home. Our goal is to provide an environment that encourages program participants to grow and to live as independently as possible. Some additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Daily activities include providing direct services to program clients living in a group home setting in the community
Supporting clients' activities of daily living and monitoring clients' self-administer medication
Advocating for individuals' within various community settings, and providing opportunities to optimize their independence, rehabilitation and recovery
Develop professional and supportive relationships with clients and provide informal counseling and guidance with a person-centered focus
The ideal candidates will have a desire to work with members of our community who have mental illness and substance abuse struggles or both
Success factors
Caring, Compassionate, Committed
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Life insurance
Earned vacation time
If these three words describe you, then a career at CHD may be in your future. Successful staff can also find opportunities within our large and diverse system of care for lateral and upward mobility. Written and verbal communication skills are critical, as is the ability to work with computers.
Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Valid driver's license
Registered & insured vehicle available for work purposes
Approved criminal background and driving check
Experience working with psychiatric disorders or co-occurring population preferred
Schedules
Full-time
1st shift, 6
00am-2:00pm.
Days on: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.
Days off: Thursday, Friday.
3rd shift, 10
00pm-6:00am.
Days on: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday.
Days off: Wednesday, Thursday.
Success factors
The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with members of our community who have mental illness and substance abuse struggles or both. Those having a passion for helping others with kind and a positive approach make for an ideal candidate for the Direct Care role. Additionally, having strong interpersonal skills, empathy for others, and demonstrated commitment to serving those with significant needs, ability to work well within a team model and independently. You will also need to bring good written and verbal skills, and a strong level of compassion to meet the needs of the individuals served.
Pay rate is $20.00/hr. Take advantage of a phenomenal benefit package that includes Dental, Health and Life insurance. Paid time off, earned vacation time and paid holidays just to name a few.
AT CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (CHD), Care Finds a way
The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice. Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve.
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If this sounds like the right job for you, do not wait - apply today to join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!
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