GILEAD - Residential Support Worker

Gilead Community Services is seeking a caring and recovery-oriented Residential Support Worker to join our multi-disciplinary team in our Mental Health Intensive program for women.

About the position

The Residential Support Worker for Gilead’s Middletown area adult Mental Health Intensive program works Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday 11:00 AM - 7:00 AM (32 hours per week) providing coaching, mentoring, advocacy, and supportive services in a program serving women with major mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders and histories of significant trauma. The position is an awake overnight position. The individual in this role also performs or assists with household chores and provides teaching and training in areas such as money management and daily living skills, providing prompts as necessary. Applicants with no experience and interested in entering the mental healthcare or direct-care field, or individuals seeking a career change are encouraged to apply to this position.

Minimum Requirements

High school diploma; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Must maintain and provide proof of valid driver’s license and automobile insurance in good standing

Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed

Benefits

Generous paid vacation, sick, and personal time plus paid holidays

Affordable, employer-sponsored medical and dental insurance (Gilead pays 88%)

Employer-provided long-term disability and life insurance (Gilead pays 100%)

Hands-on learning experience and supervision

Scholarship, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities

Paid training, education, and certification as necessary (including CPR training)

This is a union position and pays $18.89 per hour.

Responsibilities

Understanding needs of clients experiencing severe and prolonged mental health and substance abuse disorders through Gilead’s training and education

Assisting with meal preparation, household chores, shopping, cleaning, laundry, and money management, in the teaching of daily living skills

Providing recovery-oriented services with an emphasis on dignity, respect, and inclusion of family and other natural supports

Exchanging information from one shift to another, through required reporting documentation and communication, both electronic and paper documentation, as needed

Assisting with coordination and provision of transportation to treatment, community and social outings, and other essential appointments

Working with the treatment team to support clients’ mental health, providing education and training regarding symptom management, and assessing for risks as necessary

Acting with compassion, integrity, and ethics.

Gilead employees are held to standards and regulations set by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and other regulatory bodies. These standards are outlined in Gilead’s “Standards of Conduct” policy. It’s important that these standards and regulations are met through all duties performed, outcomes achieved, and conditions kept within the organization.