What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Specialist position at Arrowleaf?
Arrowleaf is seeking a dedicated and highly skilled Residential Specialist to support our residential programs serving individuals with serious mental illness and complex needs. This position is responsible for clinical screening, assessment, and treatment planning for residents, as well as providing hands-on support and guidance within the residential environment. This role plays a key part in preventative behavior planning, working proactively to address resident needs and reduce crisis response.
About us:
When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.
Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.
Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.
Visit our website: myarrowleaf.org/employment to learn more about Arrowleaf
Job Title: Residential Specialist
Home Office: Vienna, IL; Cairo; IL, Anna, IL; or Karnak, IL. Location is dependent on office space availability and proximity to home location.
Area of Focus: Behavioral Health
Program(s): 830 - Supervised Residential: The Supervised Residential Program provides adults living with substantial levels of mental illness or disability with 24/7 services through recovery-oriented community residential facilities.
Immediate Supervisor: Senior Program Director/RN
Hours of Work: Full-time, 40 hours/week
On-Call Rotation: One week per month (Monday 8:00 AM – Monday 8:00 AM)
Residential Specialist Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Human Services, Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field; Qualifies as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP). Minimum of five years of experience working in a residential setting with individuals with serious mental illness (preferred).
Residential Specialist Skills & Knowledge: Strong understanding of behavioral health diagnoses, functional limitations, and evidence-based interventions; demonstrated initiative, professionalism, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team; competence and confidence in engaging residents in both structured group and informal home settings; excellent communication and problem-solving skills; willingness to participate in on-call rotation and respond to urgent program needs.
Residential Specialist job duties include, but not limited to
- Conduct initial clinical screenings for prospective residents to ensure appropriate placement and identify support needs.
- Complete and reassess IM CANS and other required clinical assessments in accordance with timelines and guidelines.
- Collaborate with the Residential Program Coordinator to develop and revise individualized treatment plans and behavior support plans.
- Lead preventative behavior planning efforts, focusing on early intervention and supportive strategies to promote resident stability and success.
- Work hands-on in both group and one-on-one residential settings to model and coach appropriate behavioral interventions.
- Serve as a key point of support for resident transitions, crises, and clinical concerns, working collaboratively with program leadership.
- Participate in the on-call rotation one week per month to provide clinical guidance and crisis support to residential staff.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate clinical documentation, including service notes, treatment plans, and assessments.
- Promote a trauma-informed, person-centered approach in all aspects of service delivery.
Residential Specialist Benefit Package
- Professional & upward mobility opportunities
- A family-oriented atmosphere
- Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year)
- 100% employer-paid health insurance option
- Dental, vision and health available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
- $50,000 life insurance policy
- Travel reimbursement
- Up to 368 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 13 paid holidays, accrued personal days, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
- Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!
Salary Range: $55,620 - $62,975 annually
- This is a management position
Questions? visit myarrowleaf.org/employment to learn more!
Arrowleaf is dedicated to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.
Arrowleaf is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws regarding it. EEO is a set of standards that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information (including family history), order of protection status, or military status or unfavorable discharge from military service. The laws apply to all types of work situations, including recruiting, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, promotions, pay practices, training, wages, and benefits.
Salary : $55,620 - $62,975
