Occupational Therapist

Description

UNION POSITION | JOB DESCRIPTION
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Pay Rate: $43.70 per hour

WHO WE ARE

HomeRise believes that home has the power to stabilize a person’s life. Built on a simple - but powerful idea called supportive housing, we provide people experiencing homelessness with a place to call home combined with support services, like mental health services and job training, so they can rise up and transform their lives. We organize our residents and supporters to advocate for local and state policies, like affordable housing, to help people still on the streets or at risk of homelessness. Together, we’re building a new future for our neighborhoods and the city we love.

BENEFITS

HomeRise provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including: 100% employer-paid employee healthcare options (Kaiser or Sutter), dental, vision, life & disability insurance; FSA childcare, medical and commuter benefits options; 403(b) retirement investment opportunity with employer match; Employee Assistance Program; paid on-the-job training, career advancement within a growing organization and professional development opportunities with an annual Education Benefit that includes paid time off. We also include PTO (2 weeks accrued for the first 12 months and 3 weeks accrual from 13-36 months of continuous service); 14 paid holidays with one floating day for your birthday and of course sick time accrual. Other advantages of working for us are: Employee Referral Program, our HERO Award recognizing outstanding performance in the line of duty, sabbatical leave after 5 years of service and a 45-minute paid lunch period per shift.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing services for residents living in supportive housing primarily in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. The Occupational Therapist follows the principles of harm reduction and trauma-informed care to engage a caseload of up to 15 residents who are adults with histories of homelessness, mental and physical health diagnoses. Occupational Therapists are part of the agency’s Resident Services team and work in partnership with Housing Operations staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identifies issues which interfere with resident’s activities of daily living and provides appropriate intervention as it relates to resident’s daily functioning.
• Determine clinically appropriate individual therapeutic OT interventions.
• Research and apply evidence-based practices.
• Identify, develop linkages with, and coordinate access to community-based services for residents.
• Accompany residents as appropriate to community-based appointments.
• Organizing groups, group facilitation and group development.
• Perform assessments as needed to determine daily functioning status and barriers (i.e. OPHI, MOCA, AASP, etc.).
• Perform Self Sufficiency Assessment (SSA) for residents on caseload.
• Conduct service planning for residents to determine functional goals.
• Complete documentation per agency policy and actively support contract reporting, data collection, record keeping, and chart reviews.
• Contribute to case conferences and other meetings through presentation of cases, discussion of clinical issues, and exchange of information and ideas.
• Attend weekly supervision meetings with supervising occupational therapist.
• Travel between 3 buildings within and outside of the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state and local requirements.
• Navigate San Francisco’s behavioral health care system and experience in advocating for access to services, including collaboration with other agencies.
• Research literature on supportive housing, housing first, trauma-informed, motivational interviewing and harm reduction principles.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION DETAIL

• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Status: Full-Time / Non Exempt - 40 hours per week
• Pay Rate: $43.70 per hour (bilingual premium $0.50/hr.)
• Schedule: Monday through Friday 9 am - 5 pm
• Union: This position is under the collective bargaining agreement with SEIU 1021
• Reports to: Clinical Team Manager

Qualifications

• Degree from accredited university for occupational therapy required.
• National registration (NBCOT) and California state licensure (CBOT) is required.
• Interest in providing services to individuals, especially those struggling with substance use and mental health issues or who have experienced homelessness.
• Strong interest in doing social/occupational justice advocacy.
• Clinical observational and assessment skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent computer skills (Outlook, MS Word, Excel, Salesforce or other cloud-based database).
• Strong written and verbal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population of staff and residents.
• Must be able to move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.
• Stand, walk or sit for an extended period or for an entire work shift: Requires repetitive motion, including utilizing telephone/computer for an extended period or for an entire shift.
• Fluency in Spanish/Mandarin/Cantonese/Russian is a plus.

Sensitivity to homeless people and the issues of homelessness, recovery from trauma/substance use, and the ability to work with people from diverse educational and personal backgrounds. Must have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit at their desk for long period, use hands to finger for computer keyboard input, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk up and down stairs, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Mobility to use standard office equipment, including computer, vision to read printed materials, and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. There are no unusual environmental conditions. Typically, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. HomeRise is an Equal Opportunity Employer without regard to people formerly experiencing homelessness, race, color, creed, gender, gender expression, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, veteran status, national origin or ancestry, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. HomeRise hiring policies require a background check for all applicants working directly with at-risk populations.

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