Residential Assistant

POSTION TITLE: Residential Assistant  

RESPONSIBLE TO: Residential Services Coordinator or Designated Supervisor

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt 

1. Mentoring. Serves as a caring and understanding mentor
assisting residents with daily living skills to maintain tenancy in the
community; e.g., paying rent; getting along with peers; basic problem solving;
asking for assistance. Maintains a safe,
clean, healthy, positive residential milieu, where residents are respected,
welcomed, and encouraged as part of recovery.  

2. ADL. Teach residents activities of daily living skills,
such as cooking, personal grooming, and interpersonal relationship
communication skills. 

3. Safety. Respond to emergency situation according to MHK
policies. Report any incident immediately to supervisor and complete incident
report according to MHK policy.  

4. Plan and provide
social, recreational, educational, and/or vocational activities that seek to
are appropriate and aligned with the residents’ interests. 

5. Operations. Assist with on-going household operations such as
shopping, chore planning, residential maintenance, and related safety, health
and sanitation measures. Monitor and
report any plumbing, electrical, safety or carpentry problems; and arrange for
repairs and upkeep as indicated. 

6. Recovery. Empowers consumers with the recovery model process
of change through improvement of their health and wellness, to live a
self-directed life, and to strive to reach their full potential. Approaches consumers
with dignity and respect and encourages consumers to develop their strength,
needs, abilities and preferences, in a nonlinear process that is based on
growth, occasional setbacks, and learning from experience 

7. Service
Planning. Assist residents in the
attainment of mutual service plan goals and objectives, and communicates with
the resident’s case manager. 

8. Clinical
Documentation. Documents in English
in consumer’s records including progress notes, monthly summaries, service
plans, and required forms. Documents in clinical records according to MHK
policy, including timely entry, and accurate portrayal of services. 

9. Resident
Supervision. Provide care and
supervision of residents which may include: 

a. Knowing
whereabouts of residents at all times. 

b. Reinforcing
appropriate behavior on or off the premises. 

c. Handling
crisis situations. 

d. Document
in clinical and report to supervisor when a resident is behaving in a manner
inconsistent with the resident’s baseline behavior. 

10. Medication
Monitoring. As appropriate to the
level of care, observes residents self-administration of medication, and
documents medication adherence according to MHK policy. 

11. Work Rules. Adheres to and maintains current MHK work rules.
Reports and/or resolves issues of non-compliance. 

12. Code of Ethics. Adheres to and maintain current knowledge of MHK
code of conduct/ethics, applicable federal and state laws and regulations,
accreditation and MHK policies and procedures. Reports and/or resolves issues
of non-compliance. 

13. Clinical
Supervision. Participates in clinical
supervision with a MHK mental health professional and monitored by the
qualified mental health professional discussing clinical issues including the
following: 

a. Recovery from mental illness toward independent levels
of care. 

b. Behavioral changes with residents. 

c. Appropriate interactions with residents. 

d. How to facilitate situations with the household
milieu.  

e. Appropriateness of the service and service
effectiveness as reflected by the person served meeting his or her individual
goals. 

f. Ethical/legal
aspects including boundaries.  

g. Clinical documentation issues identified through
ongoing compliance review. 

h. Cultural competency issues. 

i. Model fidelity,
when implementing evidence-based practices; e.g., recovery; person-centered
planning; effective communication; therapeutic milieu; etc. 

j. Training needed. 

14. Program
Description. Adheres to MHK’s
community housing program description and playbook, including service
philosophy, services offered, resident handbook and ethics. 

Minimum Qualifications 

High school diploma.  

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