Psych Rehab Worker

Description

Job title

Psychiatric Rehab Worker

Reports to

Team Lead (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist)

What We Offer You:

• Commitment to maintaining a values-based and trauma-informed environment for all
• Comprehensive health care coverage including medical, eye, and dental for qualifying staff
• Retirement savings plan
• Generous paid time off
• On-the-job training

Glassport LTSR is a 12-bed all male mental health facility that serves those with SPMI and have involvement in the legal system. We work to re-integrate them into the community and transition them to a lower level of care.

This position is FT 3-11pm 5 days a week.

Job purpose

The Psychiatric Rehab Worker provides supportive services to individuals with mental illness living independently in the community. Psychiatric Rehabilitation focuses on building independent adult living skills to gain and maintain independence and reach personal growth potential. The PRW must be willing to travel throughout the community on daily basis, and have a working knowledge of community resources throughout the city of Philadelphia.

Duties and responsibilities

Work with Participants to Obtain Skills to become Independent and Integrated into their Community

• Serve as a member of Team ARRIVE to provide psychiatric rehabilitation services to participants living independently in the community.
• Promotes the principles of mental health recovery
• Identify rehabilitation goals to support participants with building skills for independent living and community integration activities.
• Support participants to maintain ongoing communication with the many members of their support services to ensure all needs are met. This includes but is not limited to ICM/RC, landlords, doctors, family and friends.
• Share recovery oriented educational materials.

Maintain Compliance with Funding and Licensing Entities Related to Service Delivery

• Complete Documentation of Quality Service Delivery daily.
• Attend all training as required by regulations and as desired for professional development.
• Attend schedule team meetings
• Participate in Supervision at least twice monthly

Complete all other assigned tasks as designated by the Team Lead.

Qualifications

Education

• HS Diploma/GED and 2 years work in human services which must include 1 year of mental health experience

OR

• Associates Degree and 1 year work experience in mental health direct service

OR

• CPS Certificate and 1 additional year paid or volunteer work in mental health direct service

OR

• Bachelor Degree (preferred)
• CPRP (preferred)

Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledgeable of recovery principles and tools.
• Knowledgeable of psychiatric rehabilitation.
• Able to communicate in a written or verbal format.
• Able to document daily activities and recovery goals.
• Able to role model recovery and hope.
• Able to hear anecdotal information and reframe in the context of facts and data in an emphatic manner.
• Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Able to manage mobile technology independently.
• Able to support and implement RHD and unit values and beliefs.

Other Requirements/Certifications

• State police clearance
• FBI clearance is required
• Child Abuse Clearance

Working conditions

Team ARRIVE is a mobile program. This is mobile positions requiring traveling throughout Philadelphia during the work day to meet with participants at multiple locations and providing skills training and community integration with participants which also may include travel.

Requirements

Physical requirements

The Assistant Unit Director will need to be able to be mobile to travel to participant apartments and have physical capability to do this. Walking and the ability to carry a laptop or other mobile devices, books, binders or other work items may be needed while traveling in the community.

Lifting Requirements

• Light: exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. The use of arm and/or leg control requires force greater than sedentary, but worker still sits majority of time.

Physical Requirements

• Stand or Sit (stationary position)
• Walk
• Use hands or fingers to handle or feel (operate, activate, prepare, inspect, position)
• Climb (stairs/ladders)
• Talk/Hear (communicate, converse, convey, express/exchange information)
• See (detect, identify, recognize, inspect, assess)
• Pushing or Pulling
• Reaching (high or low)

Reporting Relationships

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Workers are supervised by the Team Leads.

Resources for Human Development is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran, or disability status.