Full time - Mental Health Direct Care Professionals (RST) - Gordon Green

About the role

• Mental Health Direct Care Professionals
• (Residential Services Technician)
• Gordon Green program
• Full-time
• Pay Rate: $21.50/hour

The Opportunity Alliance is seeking a full-time Mental Health Direct Care Professionals (Residential Services Technician) to join our Residential treatment teams.

This opening is with our Gordon Green adult residential program. Gordon Green Residential Treatment Program, with a capacity of eight residents, provides trauma-informed treatment and support services to adults living with mental illness complicated by co-occurring chronic health conditions.

Gordon Green is an "aging in place" long-term home placement, where we provide services that help our residents live to their fullest abilities and thrive. The program works to address the complex needs of the residents, utilizing an integrated, individualized, resident-centered approach, managed 24-hours-a-day by staff trained in trauma informed care, mental health treatment, crisis intervention, and other best practices.

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.

• These positions attend weekly or bi-weekly program staff meetings, and participate in other meetings as necessary. Work is performed, reviewed, and evaluated under the supervision of the Program Director or Program Coordinator.
• Schedule: This is a full-time, 40-hours/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 South Portland, ME

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associates or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent training 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.
• Flexible schedule is 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 you must 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 clients or driving 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
• 9 paid 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 the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.