Job detail

Residential Support Specialist

NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC

#CPR Certification #Human Services #Substance Use Disorder #Direct Support Professional #First Aid Certification #Mental Illness #MAP Certification #Symptom Stabilization

Quick overview

Provide direct care and support to individuals in residential settings to improve health, wellness, and daily living skills. Responsibilities include medication administration, transporting residents to appointments, and assisting with household tasks.

Requirements summary

Requires a high school diploma or GED, with a bachelor's degree preferred. Candidates must have a valid driver's license and the ability to obtain MAP and CPR/First Aid certifications.

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Job description

As a Residential Support Counselor, you will provide direct care to individuals living in a residential setting. The RSS will help individuals with daily living skills, transportation, skill-building, money management, medication administration, risk mitigation and other areas based on the person centered treatment plan. Services are provided based on Recovery tenets and are aimed to promote overall health and well-being of persons served. This is a great opportunity to build a career in Human Services and join an organization with room for growth!

Full and part-time positions available in Chelsea, East Boston, Revere and downtown Boston.

Salary Starting at

$20 per hour.

$2.00/hour differential for high intensity programs

What you’ll do

Engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness, achieve symptom stabilization and self-management and develop and/or restore skills impacted by mental illness to help them live a self-directed life.
Assist people with psychiatric and substance use disorders to identify personal priorities, preferences, strengths, and interests in order to help them establish goals that support a life in recovery.
Arrange and transport residents to appointments or daily outings.
Complete administrative tasks, such as answering phones or filling out paperwork.
Assist with household tasks such as cooking and cleaning
Provide side-by-side support and coaching to help people socialize to socialize and become more involved in their community

What you’ll need

Education:
High School diploma or GED required.
Bachelor’s degree in any related field preferred.
Experience:
Zero to six years related experience (depending on DSP level) providing child care/elder care/direct support to developmentally disabled persons OR
Experience supporting individuals in a mental health/special education or other human services setting OR
Experience working with a population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
Skills:
Must have valid Driver’s license.
Must be or able to become MAP certified.

Benefits

Dental Insurance

Paid Holidays

Vacation

Paid Time Off

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Health Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Sick Days

Discounted Movie Tickets

Medical Flexible Spending Account

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility

403(b) Retirement Plan With Employer Matching

Comprehensive Training Program

Internal Advancement Opportunities

Credit Union Banking Access

State Tuition Remission Program