Life Skills Professional

The RHD Montgomery County Residentials Program is hiring Full-Time, Part-Time, and On-call Life Skills Professionals for locations in Norristown, Conshohocken, and Bryn Mawr!

A Life Skills Professional provides support to individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are currently residing in our programs. As a Life Skills Professional, you will partner with clients, working towards goals and providing hands-on assistance to them as needed.

How You Can Make a Real Impact:

• Support individuals with disabilities in the activities of their daily life.
• Advocate for the dignity rights of every individual.
• Promote development and outcomes as outlined in the individual care plan.
• Support access to community resources.
• Uphold the RHD mission, vision, and values.

What We Offer You:

• Commitment to maintaining a values-based and trauma-informed environment for all.
• Scholarship programs and tuition discounts at local and online colleges and universities.
• Comprehensive health care coverage including medical, eye, and dental for qualifying staff.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Generous paid time off.
• On-the-job training.

Position Summary

The Life Skills Professional is responsible for client support through direct interaction throughout shift; collaboratively and actively assisting and supporting the participants of the program in the development of Life/Recovery Support/Coping/Daily living skills. Facilitate and document psychotherapy groups, implementing the activities on the monthly calendar; promote and enhance the informed culture of the program and the establishment and attainment of goals identified in the individual Recovery Support Plan (RSP).

Essential Duties and Functions

• Intervene in crisis and document all critical incidents. Review site's required documentation for completion and accuracy, i.e., observation checks, MARs, daily shift notes.
• Support PIRs in maintaining the physical plant by monitoring and inspecting their household chores, enter daily census and other demographic, intake, and billing data into Avatar
• Responsible for assessment, planning, creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of participant's daily living in accordance with the Recovery Model. Assist participants in developing personal recovery-oriented goals.
• Works in cooperation with other agencies in the service delivery system to ensure coordinated, continuous and effective services for the rehabilitation of the participants.
• Responsible for the development of RSP Goals with participants every 60 days and supporting participants with them daily.
• Report to Program Manager when maintenance needs, will assess program participant's strengths, differing skills and abilities, to determine the best approach and learning style that can help increase skill development of each program participant.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Possess High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years of experience in the social service field. CPRP, CPS, WRAP trained, a plus but not required.
• Current valid State Driver's License (Drivers License Requirement Waived for Overnight Shift)

Working conditions

While performing the duties of this job, employees are frequently required to stand, walk, lift, use hand to find, handle feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, listen, taste, and smell. The job also requires employees to lift and/or move objects up to 50lbs. The individual must be able to manager stairs on a frequent basis.

Physical requirements

Lifting Requirements

• Medium: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Physical Requirements

• Stand or Sit (stationary position)
• Walk
• Use hands or fingers to handle or feel (operate, activate, prepare, inspect, position)
• Climb (stairs/ladders)
• Talk/Hear (communicate, converse, convey, express/exchange information)
• See (detect, identify, recognize, inspect, assess)
• Pushing or Pulling
• Repetitive Motion
• Reaching (high or low)
• Kneel, Stoop, Crouch or Crawl (position self, move)

Reporting Relationships

• Direct Supervisor: Site Supervisor

Resources for Human Development is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran, or disability status.