Residential Support Specialist
North Suffolk Community Services
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: East Boston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $0 - $20 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Provide direct care to individuals living in a residential setting.
- 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.
- 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 and become more involved in their community.
Requirements
- Education: High School Diploma/GED equivalent is required. Bachelor’s Degree is highly preferred.
- Experience: In lieu of college degree, at least one year experience with population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
- Skills: Must have valid driver’s license.
- Must be MAP certified within five months of hire and complete CPR/First Aide within orientation period (all training/certification provided).
- Additional skills: ASL fluency is a plus
Benefits
- Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service)
- 12 Sick Days per year
- 11 Paid Holidays per year
- Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
- Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Access to Credit Union Banking
- Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Discounted Movie Tickets
- Comprehensive Training Program
- Internal Advancement Opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
daily living skillsmedication administrationrisk mitigationmoney managementskill-buildingsymptom stabilizationself-managementhousehold tasksASL fluency
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscoachingengagementcommunity involvementgoal setting
Certifications
MAP certificationCPR certificationFirst Aid certification