Recovery Support Specialist

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**Description** If you are looking to join an agency that is growing in the state of Virginia and on the cutting edge of mental health rehabilitative services, Gateway Homes Inc. may be a great fit for you!

This position is **Full-time, with Benefits, Day Shift, 8 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday** for our **Bath Street** location.

This position provides direct care to individuals with serious mental illness in a residential setting. This position provides designated services and ensures a healthy, safe, and supportive living environment for individuals participating in Gateway programs. The position is non-exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act and is subject to the personnel policies of Gateway Homes and reports to the Team Leader.

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

* Keeps current with all mandatory training requirements including but not limited to CPR, First Aid, TOVA,

* Educates, monitors and coaches residents as needed to ensure residents understand the purpose and importance of taking medications as prescribed,

* Provides therapeutic supervision including monitoring, mentoring and interacting with residents,

* Assists residents with meal preparation and nutritional intake as needed and provide meals according to shift requirements,

* Assists residents with activities of daily care and living as needed,

* Completes required documentation, including but not limited to shift reports, progress notes, and serious incident reports,

* Monitors the physical environment of the facility and its equipment; takes appropriate measures to correct any identified safety hazard; ensures environment is clean and orderly,

* Assists the Team Leader in maintaining standards and regulations that are required by the program,

* Provides transportation as assigned by Team Leader;

* Assists with ordering medications, checking in cycle medications and maintaining the med cart.

**Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:** Knowledge of the characteristics and concepts of mental health, health disorders and related physical conditions and treatment approaches for persons with serious mental illness;

* Meet the requirements as a QMHP;

* Knowledge of simple nursing care, first-aid, behavioral management, personal and environmental hygiene;

* Ability to implement and follow policies and procedures of the DBHDS and Gateway Homes;

* Ability to assist individuals in learning skills related to progress toward recovery;

* Ability to engage individuals in developing new skills related to independence;

* Ability to participate with professional staff in the design and implementation of training and programmatic activities;

* Ability to observe the rights and personal dignity of others;

* Ability to observe, record, and report clients' behavior, attitude, and physical condition;

* Ability to perform simple math and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;

* Ability to maintain effective working relationships with clients and other employees.

* Ability to stand, sit, walk and lift up to 25 lbs throughout shift.

**Required Experience or professional qualifications:**

* One year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid or volunteer experience in the care of persons with serious mental illness

* Must have Medication Aid Training course; (will train after hired)

* Preferred education equivalent to Bachelors degree or higher in human services

* QMHP-A or T eligible strongly preferred

* At least 21 years of age

* Background and DMV Checks

*Gateway Homes, Inc. strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against, or harassment of, employees, applicants, clients, or any other covered persons because of age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law.*