Residential Assistant

Residential Assistant

Responsible To: Residential Services Coordinator or Designated Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

1. Mentoring. Serves as a caring and understanding mentor assisting residents with daily living skills to maintain tenancy in the community; e.g., paying rent; getting along with peers; basic problem solving; asking for assistance. Maintains a safe, clean, healthy, positive residential milieu, where residents are respected, welcomed, and encouraged as part of recovery.

2. ADL. Teach residents activities of daily living skills, such as cooking, personal grooming, and interpersonal relationship communication skills.

3. Safety. Respond to emergency situation according to MHK policies. Report any incident immediately to supervisor and complete incident report according to MHK policy.

4. Plan and provide social, recreational, educational, and/or vocational activities that seek to are appropriate and aligned with the residents' interests.

5. Operations. Assist with on-going household operations such as shopping, chore planning, residential maintenance, and related safety, health and sanitation measures. Monitor and report any plumbing, electrical, safety or carpentry problems; and arrange for repairs and upkeep as indicated.

6. Recovery. Empowers consumers with the recovery model process of change through improvement of their health and wellness, to live a self-directed life, and to strive to reach their full potential. Approaches consumers with dignity and respect and encourages consumers to develop their strength, needs, abilities and preferences, in a nonlinear process that is based on growth, occasional setbacks, and learning from experience

7. Service Planning. Assist residents in the attainment of mutual service plan goals and objectives, and communicates with the resident's case manager.

8. Clinical Documentation. Documents in English in consumer's records including progress notes, monthly summaries, service plans, and required forms. Documents in clinical records according to MHK policy, including timely entry, and accurate portrayal of services.

9. Resident Supervision. Provide care and supervision of residents which may include:

a. Knowing whereabouts of residents at all times.

b. Reinforcing appropriate behavior on or off the premises.

c. Handling crisis situations.

d. Document in clinical and report to supervisor when a resident is behaving in a manner inconsistent with the resident's baseline behavior.

10. Medication Monitoring. As appropriate to the level of care, observes residents self-administration of medication, and documents medication adherence according to MHK policy.

11. Work Rules. Adheres to and maintains current MHK work rules. Reports and/or resolves issues of non-compliance.

12. Code of Ethics. Adheres to and maintain current knowledge of MHK code of conduct/ethics, applicable federal and state laws and regulations, accreditation and MHK policies and procedures. Reports and/or resolves issues of non-compliance.

13. Clinical Supervision. Participates in clinical supervision with a MHK mental health professional and monitored by the qualified mental health professional discussing clinical issues including the following:

a. Recovery from mental illness toward independent levels of care.

b. Behavioral changes with residents.

c. Appropriate interactions with residents.

d. How to facilitate situations with the household milieu.

e. Appropriateness of the service and service effectiveness as reflected by the person served meeting his or her individual goals.

f. Ethical/legal aspects including boundaries.

g. Clinical documentation issues identified through ongoing compliance review.

h. Cultural competency issues.

i. Model fidelity, when implementing evidence-based practices; e.g., recovery; person-centered planning; effective communication; therapeutic milieu; etc.

j. Training needed.

14. Program Description. Adheres to MHK's community housing program description and playbook, including service philosophy, services offered, resident handbook and ethics.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma.