Residential Support Specialist – Dulcinea (Weekends/On Call. Saturdays and Sundays, 2-10 PM)
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ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF CHICAGO
Chicago, IL, US
Summary
The Residential Support Specialist provides rehabilitative stabilization services and teaches daily living skills to adults with severe mental illness. They are also responsible for monitoring symptoms, managing medications, and maintaining a safe home environment.
Job Description
Description
The Residential Support Specialist will be needed Saturday and Sunday from 2pm-10pm and on-call as needed. Responsible for providing rehabilitative stabilization services for adults with severe mental illness or dually diagnosed. The Residential Support Specialist teaches in-vivo independent, social, and daily living skills taking into consideration the participant’s learning style, strengths and needs. Assists participants in the acquisition and practice of daily living skills. The Residential Support Specialist Monitors participants’ symptoms and medication utilization regularly. Maintains an organized, clean, and safe home environment. Provides crisis management services in consultation with program supervisor. Documents all services using program protocols.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalency (GED).
- Two years of experience in the human services field preferred.
- Experience working with multi-ethnic populations. Flexibility to work on weekends, evenings, holidays during emergencies or staff shortage.
Association House of Chicago is a non-profit organization offering human-services programs that address both immediate and personal development needs.
Based in Humboldt Park, Association House works with a multicultural, largely Latino and African-American population of all ages in Chicago’s under-served neighborhoods. Association House promotes health and wellness, and creates opportunities for educational and economic advancement across five service areas: Child Welfare, Behavioral Health, Community Health, Workforce Development, and the Association House High School. These bilingual, evidence-based programs, conducted by staff in a caring, welcoming environment, impact more than 4,000 Chicagoans each year. Find out more at www.associationhouse.org.
Founded
1899
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Association House of Chicago is a non-profit organization offering human-services programs that address both immediate and personal development needs.
Based in Humboldt Park, Association House works with a multicultural, largely Latino and African-American population of all ages in Chicago’s under-served neighborhoods. Association House promotes health and wellness, and creates opportunities for educational and economic advancement across five service areas: Child Welfare, Behavioral Health, Community Health, Workforce Development, and the Association House High School. These bilingual, evidence-based programs, conducted by staff in a caring, welcoming environment, impact more than 4,000 Chicagoans each year. Find out more at www.associationhouse.org.
Founded
1899
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
