PT Residential Behavioral Health DSP
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Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
Hampton, VA, US
Summary
Provide direct support and supervision to adults with serious mental illness in a residential setting to help them maintain stability and independence. Responsibilities include assisting with daily routines, medication support, meal preparation, and monitoring behavioral well-being.
Job Description
PT Residential Behavioral Health DSP
Hourly Pay: $20.44/hour
Shift Differential: Additional $2.50/hour for evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.
Schedule: Every other weekend (Saturday & Sunday): 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m., or 12:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Support Stability. Encourage Independence.
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB) is hiring a Part-Time Direct Support Professional (DSP) for our MH Regional Supervised Housing (RSH) Program. This residential behavioral health position supports adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) as they strengthen daily living skills, maintain stability, and increase independence in the community.
Minimum Qualifications
- One year of direct care experience working with adults with serious mental illness.
What You'll Do
Provide direct support and supervision to adults in a community-based residential setting. You'll assist individuals with daily routines, medication support, meal preparation, household responsibilities, appointments, and activities that promote independent living.
You'll encourage individuals to engage in behavioral health, medical, and other services based on their needs and goals. Support may also include helping individuals participate in community programs, vocational services, volunteer opportunities, or employment.
You'll monitor behavioral and emotional well-being, recognize and report significant changes, complete accurate documentation, and communicate with supervisors, clinicians, and other members of the support team.
Most importantly, you'll encourage individuals to make choices, use their strengths, develop skills, and take an active role in their daily lives.
About Regional Supervised Housing (RSH)
The MH Regional Supervised Housing Program provides a structured community living environment for adults with serious mental illness whose needs can be supported outside of a psychiatric facility.
The program focuses on maximizing independence, maintaining stability, engaging individuals in needed services, and reducing psychiatric hospital admissions. Staff provide individualized support and training based on each person's goals, needs, and choices.
Make an Impact
Bring your direct care experience to H-NNCSB and help adults with SMI build stability, strengthen independence, and remain connected to their communities.
Apply today! Interviews are currently being scheduled for qualified candidates.
The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test and employment reference checks.
Since 1971, Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board has provided the highest quality of behavioral health services to residents of the cities of Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, offering a comprehensive array of programs for both children and adults living with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and/or substance use disorders.
Vision:
The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board is the premier provider of behavioral health care and intellectual and developmental disability services. We are recognized throughout Virginia for our leadership, excellence and commitment to service. We earn this distinction by creating a community where people can find their own strength and become self-determining.
Mission:
To provide a comprehensive continuum of services and supports promoting prevention, recovery, and self-determination for people affected by mental illness, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disabilities and advancing the well-being of the communities we serve.
The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal finance assistance.”
Founded
1971
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Hampton, VA
Since 1971, Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board has provided the highest quality of behavioral health services to residents of the cities of Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, offering a comprehensive array of programs for both children and adults living with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and/or substance use disorders.
Vision:
The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board is the premier provider of behavioral health care and intellectual and developmental disability services. We are recognized throughout Virginia for our leadership, excellence and commitment to service. We earn this distinction by creating a community where people can find their own strength and become self-determining.
Mission:
To provide a comprehensive continuum of services and supports promoting prevention, recovery, and self-determination for people affected by mental illness, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disabilities and advancing the well-being of the communities we serve.
The Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal finance assistance.”
Founded
1971
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Hampton, VA
