
COMMUNITY RECOVERY SPECIALIST
Required skills
- high school diploma
- driver's license
- criminal record clearances
- mental health
- IDD
Nice to have
- health care industry
- mental health care industry
Role summary
The Community Recovery Specialist (CRS) provides daily support to residents in a 10-bed long-term structured psychiatric unit, focusing on independent living skills, psychiatric rehabilitation principles, and community integration. Responsibilities include assisting residents with daily living activities, appointments, documentation, and ensuring compliance with procedures. A high school diploma is required, with a minimum of three years' experience working with individuals diagnosed with mental health or IDD. A Bachelor's degree and healthcare/mental health care industry experience are preferred. A valid driver's license and criminal record clearances are also necessary.
Community Recovery Specialist - Behavioral Health
Quakertown, PA
Full Time: 7am-3pm
Description
CRS is primarily responsible for providing daily support for residents in a 10 bed long term structured psychiatric unit. A commitment to the RHD values should be demonstrated as job duties are performed.
- Assisting residents in skill building with a focus on independent living; employment, education, money management, medication management, transportation, meal preparation, shopping for household goods, site cleanliness, housing searches, roommate matching and social skills development.
- Assisting residents with appointments and transporting them to medical appointments.
- Focusing on Psychiatric Rehabilitation principles while implementing the phase system, service planning, skill building, goal planning and community integration.
- Completion of documentation required for groups and individual outings.
- Attending weekly team meetings, engaging in supervision with site lead (minimum once a month), attending monthly all staff meetings.
- Ensuring compliance with all programmatic and corporate procedures and protocols as they apply to staff, residents, and the program.
- Conducting oneself in a manner that exemplifies professionalism, fairness and compassion at all times.
- CRS should have a minimum of a high school diploma. Preferred experience in health care/mental health care industry.
- All other duties as directed.
Advantages of Working with RHD
- Full Benefits Package
- Generous PTO Plan
- Free Virtual Fitness Classes
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, High School Diploma required
- Current and valid driver’s license
- Criminal record clearances, as dictated by the assigned programs
- Minimum of three years’ experience working directly with individuals diagnosed with mental health or IDD
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