Casual Mental Health Residential Advisor

Position Type:

Casual, supporting the Saturday and Sunday 8a-4p, 4p-12a, 12a-8a shifts. Must work at least 4 shifts per month.

Position Location: Munhall and Swissvale areas.

As a Residential Advisor in our Mental Health Residential programs, you will be a member of a team providing 24-hour support to adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses. We are looking for people who believe in a strengths-based approach, and use positive practices to help guide their everyday activities. The Residential Advisor position is designed to:

• Teach activities of daily living to consumers in a residential setting. These include but are not limited to: shopping, cooking, maintenance of living quarters, hygiene, and appropriate dress and daily coping skills.
• Provide Crisis Prevention and Intervention.
• Facilitate the planning of social and recreational activities as well as consumer groups inside the program or out in the community AA/NA meetings). Provides transportation and/or accompanies individuals to recreation, shopping, and community awareness activities.
• Provide accurate medication monitoring which includes counting medications and observing consumer intake of prescribed medication.
• Competitive wages and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental and vision (for part-time positions budgeted to work hours a week).
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays (for part-time positions budgeted to work hours a week).
• 403 (b) retirement plan (for part-time positions budgeted to work hours a week).
• Employee Assistance, wellness and work/life balance programs.
• Extensive opportunities for training, development and professional growth.
• Dynamic and supportive working environment.

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Prior experience working in social services with adults who have drug and alcohol, forensic, and/or mental health issues preferred.
• Act 33/34, Child Abuse, and FBI Fingerprinting Clearances required.
• New Hire and 24 hours of Annual Training, required.