REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree OR HS Diploma/Equiv and 1 year of applicable direct care experience.Valid Drivers License and ability to operate agency vehicle.Act 33/34 & 73 ClearancesPre-employment Drug ScreeningSCHEDULE:
Position Hours: 4 - 10 Hour Shifts! Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings 2 pm to Midnight
Great Benefit Package: (Benefits start Day 1 of employment)
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re looking for a Residential Care Advisor to provide direct and indirect services for mentally ill adults including assisting our persons served with activities of daily living, safety checks, unit monitoring, crisis de-escalation, and shift documentation. You’d be an integral member of our Treatment Team, in constant collaboration unit supervisors and other LTSR staff. And you’d also be responsible for helping clients with severe persistent mental illness maintain safety and stability throughout their stay in a residential facility.
ABOUT THE SITE:
The Monarch Springs LTSR is a 15 bed unit in Glen Hazel offering residential psychiatric care to adults who with serious mental illness, in a locked structured setting.
ABOUT YOU
The Residential Care Advisor provides direct service to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Service provision consists of teaching all appropriate living/social skills in order to enhance the individual’s level of independence or helping the person served maintain his/her skill level to possibly move to a less restrictive site. Assists persons served with mobility and daily living skills as needed: including but not limited to, cooking, cleaning, laundry, personal care, etc. The service provided is to include support and education related to physical fitness, nutrition, and wellness. Sound like you? Apply today!
ABOUT PITTSBURGH MERCY
We’re a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area’s most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care.
Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help – and hope – to people who are experiencing:
• Mental illness and substance abuse
• Physical health needs
• Intellectual disabilities
• Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.