Adult Foster Home Direct care Staff
Full Time
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
$16.28 - $21.00 an hour
Posted
Job description
Adult Foster Home Direct Care Staff
Bohemia Residential Community
South Lane Mental Health
About South Lane Mental Health:
Located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, South Lane Mental Health is guided by an enduring commitment to provide individualized mental health services with compassion and respect. A growing agency, South Lane Mental Health’s staff of 100 provides a variety of therapeutic services to over 2,200 individuals in Cottage Grove and the surrounding community. Our employees have a wide range of backgrounds, educational attainment and skill sets. We strive to create an agency community characterized by empowerment, compassion and innovation. The BRC is South Lane Mental Health’s original program, and we are committed to providing the opportunity for individuals with chronic mental illness to live in a supportive community setting.
About the Position:
South Lane Mental Health is seeking a Residential Staff member to join our join our Adult Foster Home, the Bohemian Residential Community, (BRC) team. The Residential Staff provides daily care and support for the five residents of SLMH’s adult foster home that allows individuals with chronic mental illness to live in the community. Staff at the BRC work compressed shifts, with staff generally on site 24 to 48 hours at a time, with an 8-hour sleep break each night. This full-time position (32 hours or more) with benefits and may occasionally work holidays and weekend days with additional compensation. This position does require sleeping on site.
Position Duties:
About the Position:
South Lane Mental Health is seeking a Residential Staff member to join our join our Adult Foster Home, the Bohemian Residential Community, (BRC) team. The Residential Staff provides daily care and support for the five residents of SLMH’s adult foster home that allows individuals with chronic mental illness to live in the community. Staff at the BRC work compressed shifts, with staff generally on site 24 to 48 hours at a time, with an 8-hour sleep break each night. This full-time position (32 hours or more) with benefits and may occasionally work holidays and weekend days with additional compensation. This position does require sleeping on site.
Position Duties:
- Provide day-to-day support and life-skill training to clients in a home-like environment, and coordinate client recreational activates as necessary.
- Ensure that the foster home provides a safe and supportive home for clients, including identifying and addressing health and safety topics, and coordinating with team members to identify and implement appropriate strategies for support.
- Respond to clients in crisis, including using immediate de-escalation techniques or first aid medical treatment, and/or contacting other resources as necessary.
- Distribute prescribed medications to clients, and appropriately document medication distribution.
- Create a home-environment in the BRC, including regularly preparing meals with clients and ensuring appropriate food and meals are available, and performing routine housekeeping and cleaning to ensure a clean environment.
- As requested, participate in deep-cleaning activities to prepare for inspections and ensure the ongoing quality of the environment.
- Productively coordinate and communicate with co-workers regarding client status and treatment strategies.
- Complete all required paperwork, including documentation on client interactions, in a timely manner.
- Perform all duties in a respectful and responsible manner, both with clients and coworkers, and in a manner that meets all professional ethical standards.
- Actively participate in clinical supervision, team meetings, and staff meetings.
- Additional duties as requested.
Position Requirements:
- Previous experience working with individuals with severe mental illness.
- Proffered but not required to start: Ability to be credentialled as a Peer Support, PRSS or Community Healthcare Worker in the state of Oregon.
- Proffered but not required: Ability to be credentialed as a Qualified Mental Health Associate through MHACBO (a Bachelor’s degree in a social service related field or three years of relevant work experience or combined education and experience in mental health).
- Current CPR/First Aid
Competencies:
- Experience with and understanding of adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to respond calmly and professionally in high-stress situations and respond constructively to clients in a mental health crisis.
- Ability to provide a supportive environment, and ensure a safe and quality living space for residents
- Ability to balance clinical, cultural, and ethical values, particularly as relates to client and staff needs.
- Ability to interact with people of all ages, cultural background, and abilities.
- Ability to work extended shifts of 2.5 days at a time, with on-site sleep breaks
The Great Benefits of Working for South Lane Mental Health:
- Exceptional community where employees are supported, trusted and treated as professional adult.
- 100% employer paid health insurance premiums for the employee.
- 100% employer paid coverage of in-network copays, deductibles and pharmaceutical expenses.
- 100% employer paid dental and vision premiums.
- 5 weeks paid time off per year regularly increasing up to 7 weeks
- 9 paid holidays per year (including Indigenous People’s Day and Juneteenth)
- 12 weeks of fully paid family/medical leave
- Paid bereavement and civic duty leave.
- Employee assistant program, including gym and wellness discounts and resources for legal and financial advice.
- Supplemental insurances (disability, life, etc.)
- Eligibility for state and federal student loan forgiveness/repayment programs.
- Flexible and hybrid schedules
- Office set up budget
- Annual cost of living increases
- Options for advancement and career development
To Apply:
Please complete the application at www.slmh.org/careers
Resume and Cover letter are required. No phone calls, please.
EOE: https://jobapply.page.link/y2mkD
Please complete the application at www.slmh.org/careers
Resume and Cover letter are required. No phone calls, please.
EOE: https://jobapply.page.link/y2mkD
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