Residential Assistant - PHMC : Job Details

PHMC is proud to be a leader in public health. PHMC requires that all employees are fully vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine before the first day of employment. Background: Interim House Inc. (INC) provides substance use treatment to the women of Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. Located in Mt. Airy we provide participant centered, holistic and trauma informed care to women in a residential treatment facility. We provide five (5) levels of care: short and long term residential, halfway house, IOP and OP.Over the last several years, an increasing number of women are entering residential treatment with significant medical needs requiring more support. In response to this need, IHI is enhancing our staffing complement by hiring Medical Residential Assistants to work evening and week-end shifts.Job Description: The Resident Assistant reports directly to the Facilities Manager and is an individual who has experience in helping to empower women who have been diagnosed with addiction and mental health disorders maintain their recovery. The primary duties of this position are to ensure the smooth flow of the program, assist residents for meal preparation, meals and dinner clean up. Ensure program policies and rules are enforced.This person will be competent in conflict resolution that may arise during the shift and de-escalate potentially unsafe situation. This person is required to have a solid foundation in the principles of the Recovery Transformation concepts and the ability to articulate and implement them. Strong communication skills both orally and in writing are required as well as competency in documentation. Education Requirements and Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED; Associates Degree in a related field preferred.
• Valid Driver's License
• Familiarity with recovery oriented principles and the 12 steps
• Capacity for relating to women in an open and supportive way
• Awareness of the special needs of women
• Knowledge of substance use
• The ability to understand and cope with the problems/issues encountered in a residence composed of women from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• The ability to validate participant feelings, set consistent, fair limits when appropriate, while maintaining a sensitive and supportive attitude in relation to residents.
• The emotional stability and personal adjustment to serve as a role-model
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Punctuality and reliability
• Excellent organizational skills

Specific Responsibilities:

• 7am to 3pm and 8am to 4pm
• Perform random UDS'
• Perform rounds during the day as scheduled
• Ensure bedroom doors are locked each morning
• Perform bedroom checks each morning
• Answer phones when needed
• Ensure smooth flow of the morning routine
• Ensure program participants adhere to activity schedule
• Provide encouragement, support and validation
• Create a safe emotional environment and de-escalate situations if arise
• Ensure clients are dressed appropriately
• Assist with meal preparation and cooking and clean-up
• Supervise clients and client visitors and enforce the visitation policy
• Perform rounds and head counts every hour to ensure all participants are accounted for
• Take temperature of meats and document on chart
• Supervise evening I.T.s and assist clients who are not skilled yet to perform these tasks
• Provide written report on activities on your shift
• Adhere to emergency on-call policy and procedure
• Accompany residents to various community-based appointments
• When using facility vehicle, adhere to following rules: all passengers must have on safety belts, no phones are to be used for calls or texting, no smoking, no loud radio.

General Responsibilities:

• Knowledge and ability to implement Interim House philosophy.
• Adhere to all program policies and procedures
• Enforce all policies and procedures listed in the client Welcome Aboard Manual
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Observe and assess client ability to follow rules and level of participation and attendance of program activities
• Maintain a daily log of all client activities occurring during your shift, including visitors, phone calls, mail, etc.
• Contact the On-Call staff for instructions during emergency situations
• Provide an avenue of emotional support for residents.
• Maintain building security.
• Adherence to individual staff training plan
• Oversee the preparations for the AA/NA in-house meetings.

Skills:

• Ability to identify potential problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to set boundaries and limitations
• Ability to work independently
• Dependable, punctual, and reliable
• Awareness of the needs of women from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Ability to provide an emotionally safe environment and create a sense of community cohesiveness
• CPR & First Aid certified within 3 months of hire

Experience:

• Minimum one year of experience; in a substance use or related program a plus.

Salary:$17.5 Hourly Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)