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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Sunday through Saturday

Scheduled Hours:

Variable

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

37.5

Cost Center:

71000 - 0820 North County CSU

Union:

SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsibilities:  

1. Performs duties using recovery-oriented principles.   

2. ​Demonstrate person centered strength-based communication and relationship with Persons.   

3. ​Demonstrate effective communication with staff, peers and other professionals.   

4. ​Ability to observe, document, teach and respond to mental and physical health as well as other needs of clients such as community living skills  

5. ​Serve as a residential counselor for specified number of residents as directed  

6. ​Assists in creating a safe therapeutic milieu by fostering a culture of recovery.  

7. ​Implement treatment plans; interventions and properly document using progress/service notes.  

​8. Assist with the client admission process by completing all required documentation accurately, as required.  

9. ​Search clients and their belongings for contraband upon admission and as required.  

​10. Work with clients to assist with activities of daily living (ADL’s) which may include but are not limited to personal hygiene and self-care skills, laundry, money management and budgeting, symptom management, relapse prevention, use of public transportation, problem solving and conflict resolution, and other interventions as necessary  

11. ​Ensure healthy menu planning, food shopping, and meal preparation through coordination and assistance. MYR is excluded from this responsibility.  

12. ​Monitor clients’ medication, refills, documentation of medications and changes, assist with attending appointments, and safe storage. MYR is excluded from this responsibility.  

13. ​Work with clients to maintain the residence on a daily basis including chores, bedroom upkeep, yard and other light housekeeping duties.  

14. ​May be required to provide physical assistance, close supervision and other such duties. MYR is excluded from this responsibility.  

​15. All programs require the transport of clients in a personal vehicle or a company vehicle (if provided by the program) except: Passages, MYR, Urgent Care,