Residential Support Specialist PT 4331-1-9._
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Piedmont Community Services
Rocky Mount, VA, US
Summary
The Residential Support Specialist provides daily personal care, social support, and physical assistance to adults with developmental disabilities. They ensure residents receive individualized care while maintaining a safe and comfortable home environment.
Job Description
Piedmont Community Services is seeking a Residential Support Specialist to assist adults with developmental disabilities on a day-to-day basis with routine personal care needs, social support, and physical assistance in a wide range of daily living activities. This position ensures that individuals living in the group home receive individualized care, maintain dignity, and enjoy a safe comfortable home environment while leading a self-directed life in their own community. Must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, with additional education / experience in human services fields preferred. Basic computer skills are needed along with good patient documentation skills. Must have a valid driver's license, safe driving record, and reliable ability to transport self to worksites, trainings, and meetings. Experience with ID/DD individuals and CNA is a plus but not required. Multiple shifts needed, rotating weekend availability may be required.
About Piedmont Community Services/Who We Are
Piedmont Community Services (PCS), or officially the Piedmont Regional Community Services Board, is one of 40 community services boards across the Commonwealth of Virginia that provide behavioral health, developmental disability, substance use, crisis, prevention, residential and housing services. We serve the counties of Franklin, Patrick, and Henry, and the City of Martinsville, Virginia. PCS is committed to engaging the community and providing services to improve the quality of life and mental health of individuals seeking our services.
Must be willing to consent to background checks, including checks for barrier crimes, and drug screening as part of the application process.
Community Services Boards are joint partnerships between local and state governments, and they provide Mental Health, Developmental and Intellectual disabilities and Substance Use Disorder services. Initially created by the Virginia General Assemble in 1968, there are now 40 Community Services Boards. CSB's are agents of local communities and operate under regulations of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services.
Formed in 1972, Piedmont Community Services has provided our community with behavioral health services for over 50 years. We serve the City of Martinsville and the counties of Henry, Franklin and Patrick.
PCS Mission is to help individuals, families, and the community enhance the quality of life by providing a highly effective continuum of behavioral health services including prevention, treatment, education, and support.
Founded
1972
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Martinsville , Virginia
Community Services Boards are joint partnerships between local and state governments, and they provide Mental Health, Developmental and Intellectual disabilities and Substance Use Disorder services. Initially created by the Virginia General Assemble in 1968, there are now 40 Community Services Boards. CSB's are agents of local communities and operate under regulations of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services.
Formed in 1972, Piedmont Community Services has provided our community with behavioral health services for over 50 years. We serve the City of Martinsville and the counties of Henry, Franklin and Patrick.
PCS Mission is to help individuals, families, and the community enhance the quality of life by providing a highly effective continuum of behavioral health services including prevention, treatment, education, and support.
Founded
1972
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Martinsville , Virginia
