Residential Treatment Worker For Barrington House

Job Details Job Location Barrington, RI   Description RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT WORKER RESIDENTIAL WORKER CATERGORY - NON EXEMPT General Summary: Provide direct service and supervise daily living skills of residents within a group home for persons with long-term mental illness. Salary starts at $18 an hour ($300 sign-on bonus if start in August 2024) Essential Responsibilities: Supervise residents and provide a safe and comfortable environment. Provide intensive education, training and modeling in basic living skills and social skills including but not limited to shopping within a budget understanding the difference between "want" vs. "needs". Coordinate and monitor medical, dental and psychiatric services. Supervise medication compliance. Produce, complete, and maintain billing forms, logs, data collection forms, clinical documentation and client records in accordance with Thrive standards and state and federal regulations. Provide crisis intervention and basic behavioral program implementation. Transport clients. Review e-mail account daily for new messages. Additional Responsibilities: Attend all agency/department required training and meetings within the prescribed period. Attend all Safety Training programs and be able to describe his/her responsibilities related to the general safety, department safety, and specific job-related hazards and responsibilities. Demonstrate respect and regard for the dignity of all clients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment. Embrace Thrive's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission Statement and Definitions. Present a neat appearance in proper attire and identification as required by the position, department and agency policies and procedures. Work the hours and/or shifts assigned, and begin and end on time. Carry and enliven a positive Thrive image consistent with the Thrive's Guiding Principles and professional code of ethics. Function, as member of a team, i.e., be a "Team Player". Qualifications Education, Experience and Competencies: Associates Degree in Human Service field or equivalent experience required. Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work, special education or related human services preferred. Experience in the Human Service field. Certifications, Licenses Requirements: Valid driver's license required or ability to obtain necessary transportation in order to perform the responsibilities/tasks of the job. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist individuals with disabilities in meeting the expectations of the position. EEO/VET/LGBTQ+ Employer Reports To: RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT WORKER reports directly to Program Manager/Team Leader and will be supervised according to Thrive Behavioral Health Supervision Policy.

Created: 2024-10-19