Residential Advisor

Overview:

Helps ensure continuity of care for high-risk individuals suffering from emotional issues through direct clinical intervention, monitoring, and advocacy. Completes paperwork per agency policies and requirements of funding sources.

Shift/Schedule: Thursday - Monday - 04:00PM - 12:00AM.

Qualifications:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED certificate required.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• Valid IL driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of auto insurance are required.
• Possesses, or obtains CPR, First Aid within the first 30 days of employment.

Experience:

• Social service experience is preferred.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Keyboarding and computer skills as required by position.
• Interpersonal and communication skills are necessary.
• Ability to lift twenty-five pounds or more for storing of commodities and assisting in setting up rooms.

Responsibilities:

• Provides individual skills training in activities of daily living, including managing medications, budgeting, meal preparation, housekeeping, personal hygiene, and other areas as needed to promote independence in daily living.
• Assists clients in meeting their recovery plan goals and promotes clients’ overall safety and well-being.
• Supports program expectations, rules, and procedures.
• Follows appropriate sanitary practices in food storage, meal preparation, and clean up.
• Maintains adequate housekeeping standards at all times.
• Organizes household functions and monitors and reports facility maintenance.
• Demonstrates willingness to enhance knowledge of behavioral health, to be flexible when working with others, and to adhere to a solid work ethic when working independently.
• Provides required number of hours of services per week to individuals within the Residential Program.
• Completes all mandatory education requirements, including monthly clinical supervision as required by the Illinois Department of Human Services.
• Performs other related work as required or requested.