Senior Mental Health Direct Care Professionals

(Senior Residential Services Technician)

Morrison Place program

Pay rate: $23/hour

The Opportunity Alliance is looking to fill afull-time Senior Residential Services Technician (SrRST)position with our Morrison Place residential program.

Morrison Place with a capacity of 12 adults provides transitional housing and treatment for homeless individuals who have a major mental illness and/or a substance use disorder. Through a structured peer-oriented program the staff at Morrison Place assist clients in maintaining recovery while moving from an intensive rehabilitation setting to increased independence and integration into the community.

These positions provide direct service in the residential group care or transitional living setting. As a direct care worker and mental health support specialist you will:

• provide personal support and supportive counseling to our residents
• be part of a clinical team utilizing the tasks of daily living as instrumental treatment components while also helping to create a sense of permanency with a home like environment
• contribute to identifying needs or emerging needs physical and mental health wellbeing medication administration personal support watchful oversight and milieu management
• contribute to maintaining a clean and organized facility and in maintaining staff office charts and documentation.

Additionally in this Senior role this position with supervise the Residential Services Technicians and Awake Residential Service Technician roles

These positions attend weekly or bi-weekly program staff meetings and participate in other meetings as is performed reviewed and evaluated under the supervision of the Program Director or Program Coordinator.

Schedule: This is a full-time 40hours/week position.

Various schedules available. Specific schedule availability will be discussed with the program during an interview.

These positions vary with hours. The program operates on a 24 hour/day 7 days a week basis. Willingness to have availability on weekends/holidays is required.

Location: Onsite in Portland ME

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associates or Bachelors Degree or equivalent training in mental health preferred.
• Two years of experience in mental health preferred.
• Must become certified as Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician 1 (MHRT1) within 1 year of employment; then maintain required trainings to uphold continuous MHRT1 status.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft office preferred.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills required.
• Ability to work in a team environment required.
• Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background child protective service check & sex offender check.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• If MHRT is required for position youmust pass CNA registry check
• If residential or ECE employee must be able to pass pre-employment physical and TB screen.
• Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing walking reaching stooping bending kneeling crouching driving typing and frequently lift and carry material weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area. This may include transportation of clientsordriving to agency location to complete work. A good driving record is required.

Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to:

(offered to full-time and part-time employees)

• Generous paid time off accrual
• 9paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
• Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
• Dental and Vision insurance options
• Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
• 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
• Tuition Reimbursement offered once per year through an application process
• The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a qualified employer under thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)program.

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The Opportunity Alliance is Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future.

Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy leadership and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals families and communities.

The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic results-focused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated community-based and clinical programs serving more than 20000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health substance use homelessness lack of basic needs and access to community an extensive array of services TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve is client-focused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:

• Mental Health & Wellness
• Community Building
• Family & Early Childhood Education
• Economic Resources

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