What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Residential Support Specialist position at South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium?
Pay Range : $25.00 - $30.04
SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.
Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it's a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.
Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job
- Using the Teaching Family Model, provide behavioral health interventions and teach skill development including effective communication, positive social interaction, problem solving, decision making, and anger management to families, individual clients and groups as defined in the treatment plans.
- Maintain consistent program and activity structure. Provide therapeutic limits.
- Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills and good active listening.
- Use approved strategies to prevent aggressive behavior and to deescalate volatile situations.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of co-occurring disorders and the interrelationship of substance abuse and mental health.
- Utilize teaching techniques and interventions according to the Teaching Family Model and other common treatment modalities and effectively engage the clients within the treatment process.
- Understand, utilize, teach and implement motivational systems.
- Plan, supervise and document daily activities that meet therapeutic goals.
- Provide ongoing monitoring and interventions to ensure client safety and immediately inform supervisor of any crisis or unsafe situation.
- Document daily progress notes in a timely manner, which meet agency standards and state and federal regulations.
- Must be able to engage in moderate physical recreational activities that support recovery.
- Establish and engage in professional collaboration within SEARHC and relevant community entities.
- Other duties as assigned to meet program, clinic, departmental and organizational goals.
- Shifts are 24 / 7 / 365. This includes days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and rotations.
Additional Details :
Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required
Experience Required
Knowledge of
Skills in
Ability to
Position Information :
Work Shift : OT 8 / 40
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Salary : $25 - $30
