GILEAD - Recovery Assistant
GILEAD - Recovery Assistant
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Job Description
Established in 1968 Gilead has over 50 years of experience providing the highest quality services that support each persons recovery from mental health or substance use challenges in their lives.Gilead empowers personal growth independence and recovery through improved mental health physical wellbeing and community integration. Gileads supportive and collaborative services are marked by excellence compassion innovation and integrity.
Gilead Community Services is seeking an attentive and recoveryoriented Recovery Assistant to join our multidisciplinary supported apartment program staff.
About the position:
The Recovery Assistant for Gileads Middletown area adult supported apartment program works Su M T Sa 10a6pproviding coaching mentoring advocacy educational and supportive services in a program serving adults with major mental illness and cooccurring substance use disorders. The individual in this role also performs or assists with household chores and provides teaching and training in areas such as money management daily living skills and the development of vocational skills. Applicants with no experience and interested in entering the mental healthcare or directcare field or individuals seeking a career change are encouraged to apply to this position.
Minimum Requirements:
- High school diploma; Associates or Bachelors degree preferred
- Must maintain and provide proof of valid drivers license and automobile insurance in good standing
- Reliable use of personal vehicle as needed
Benefits:
- Generous paid vacation sick and personal time plus paid holidays
- Affordable employersponsored medical and dental insurance (Gilead pays 88
- Employerprovided longterm disability and life insurance (Gilead pays 100
- Handson learning experience and supervision
- Scholarship tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Paid training education and certification as necessary (including CPR training)
This is a union position and pays $17.5120.69per hour dependent on level of education.
Responsibilities:
- Understanding needs of clients experiencing severe and prolonged mental health and substance abuse disorders through Gileads training and education
- Assisting with meal preparation household chores shopping cleaning laundry and money management in the teaching of daily living skills
- Providing recoveryoriented services with an emphasis on dignity respect and inclusion of family and other natural supports
- Assisting with coordination and provision of transportation to treatment community and social outings and other essential appointments
- Working with the treatment team to support clients mental health providing education and training regarding symptom management and assessing for risks as necessary
- Acting with compassion integrity and ethics.
Gilead employees are held to standards and regulations set by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and other regulatory bodies. These standards are outlined in Gileads Standards of Conduct policy. Its important that these standards and regulations are met through all duties performed outcomes achieved and conditions kept within the organization.
Other details
- Pay TypeHourly
Employment Type
Hourly
