Complex Needs Support and Recovery Advocate - Part Time Weekend

Summary

The primary role of the Support & Recovery Advocate (SRA) is to encourage personal growth through recovery-based support as well as providing daily living support to KIM clients in their home and in the community. SRA’s will strive to motivate and encourage clients toward Community Protection (CP) graduation as they follow their therapist’s Treatment Plan. KIM is looking for qualified candidates to fill a variety of full time shifts Saturday-Sunday. Shift options are as follows: 4pm-12am & 12pm-8pm.

Salary

$21.50 - $22.50 per hour

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide Trauma-Informed, Crisis Intervention and Prevention Intervention Support.
• Support clients in achieving and identifying behavioral goals.
• Support clients during crisis situations and manage crisis response.
• Document client behaviors appropriately.
• Facilitate coordination of managed care.
• Acknowledge and advocate for the needs, wants, and rights of clients with dignity and respect.
• Teach useful emotional and behavioral regulation techniques.
• Identify areas of change as outlined in their therapist’s Treatment Plan that clients on their caseload are working toward.
• Collaborate with clients to achieve goals resulting in graduation from the CP Program by developing action plans based on their Treatment Plan and suggesting different actions when necessary.
• Evaluate clients’ advancement toward goal actualization.
• Collaborate with the client, therapist, and CP Program Manager to identify triggers that could lead to relapse.
• Encourage continued and sustainable progress.
• Coordinate goal setting and report progress with clients and management team.
• Coordinate individualized programs for clients and document activity thoroughly.
• Assist with client money management such as petty cash, receipts, checkbook and EBT’s.
• Supervise clients to ensure adequate safety.
• Keep all hazardous materials, medications, etc. in the designated secured location.
• Implement a safe and clean environment in which our clients live.
• Report promptly instances of injuries, behaviors, abuse, and safety hazards, etc. to management, following the Chain of Command.
• Ensure adequate health care for each client.
• Ensure clients have access to regular meals.
• Transport and accompany clients to and from all agency outings, activities, and health appointments, and/or arrange transportation services as appropriate.
• Provide appropriate documentation for each appointment to management in a timely manner.
• Communicate with medical offices and pharmacies.
• Administer medications to clients and document accordingly (if applicable).
• Assist client with daily hygiene as outlined in care plans, including personal care such as brushing teeth, bathing, hair washing, toileting, etc. (if applicable).
• Maintain client confidentially.
• Maintain appropriate staff/client relationships.
• Safeguard all company and client property.
• Maintain an ongoing inventory of client’s personal property.
• Complete all forms, reports, and data sheets for caseload.
• Be aware and abide by all agency policies, procedures, and practices.
• Maintain open communication with supervisor and management team to report any concerns with clients, scheduling, and/or other staff.
• Report to work on time.
• Remain awake and alert while on duty.
• Abstain from partaking of or possessing any illegal drugs or alcohol while on duty.
• Perform other responsibilities as defined by management.

Education and Experience

• Minimum age of 18 years.
• Current criminal background check cleared by DSHS before working alone unsupervised with the clients.
• Valid driver’s license or Washington State ID.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to follow instructions, organize and set priorities, and the ability to work well with other staff and clients, exhibit job-related competency and ability to make independent judgments.
• Intermediate experience supporting developmentally disabled adults.
• Valid car insurance and a reliable vehicle for client transportation are requirements for this position.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

• Completion of the following trainings before working independently:

o Trauma-informed practices

o Crisis Intervention

o Client specific on the job training

• Completion of the following trainings within 90 days of employment:

o DSHS client specific needs training on a yearly basis

o Dual Diagnosis Core Competency

o Relias Trauma Informed Care

This training is provided by KIM and is a paid training.

Skills & Qualifications

• Crisis Management
• Ability to encourage introspection, connection, and ambition (required)
• Outstanding verbal communication skills (required)
• Being able to motivate others
• Having understanding of recovery best practices
• Being a good listener
• Having interpersonal skills
• Being patient
• Having organizational skills
• Being able to work with people from different backgrounds
• Being able to engage in critical thinking

Benefits

• Referral program
• Paid sick time
• Employee Assistance Program