Soteria - 1st Shift Resident Support Staff

Soteria House - 1st Shift Resident Support Staff

Full Time Burlington, VT, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Soteria House Resident Support Staff - 1st Shift

The Company:
Pathways Vermont is a dynamic nonprofit agency committed to permanently ending homelessness and offering innovative mental health alternatives throughout Vermont.

Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people interested in providing supportive social services to Vermonters including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color.

The Program:
Soteria Vermont is a five-bed hospitalization prevention residence for individuals experiencing an early episode of psychosis who wish to avoid or minimize their exposure to medications and/or clinical interventions. Soteria House operates as a Therapeutic Community Residence (TCR). Services are funded by the Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH) and TCR compliance is overseen by the Department of Aging and Independent Living (DAIL).

Soteria is a unionized program at Pathways Vermont and the Resident Support Staff role is a unionized position within Soteria Vermont.

The Role:

The Resident Support Staff is a member of the Soteria community which focuses on essential house functions and being with residents.

Available Positions: 1

Be with residents: non-judgmental, non-directive approach of providing support and availability

Engage in relationship building/rapport building with residents and provide service from a “choice” perspective as well as client centered, harm reduction, and strengths based approaches; including but not limited to social skills, wellness, assistance with any medications and housekeeping

Attend regularly scheduled meetings as assigned

One supervision meeting per week/ additionally as needed

One team meeting per week

One All-Staff meeting per month

Complete 12 hours of TCR (therapeutic community residence) training annually

Maintain thorough understanding of Soteria policies and procedures, including emergency protocol

Communicate to residents programmatic rules and expectations

Collaborate with residents in the formulation and review of a comprehensive care plan to be updated on a regular basis, including but not limited to assistance in computing expenses and preparing budgets

Maintain records, compile reports and complete other program documentation (including care notes, statistics, letters, petty cash receipts, etc.)

Coordinate, facilitate and monitor referrals to community services and activities, and advocate for resident participation

Regular household cleaning and maintenance

Attendance at the annual All Staff and Programmatic Retreats is an expectation of employment with Pathways Vermont, unless excused by the employee’s manager/HR. Retreats are held on workdays, during normal working hours, and are fully paid.

Other duties as assigned

Valid driver’s license and ability to drive vehicle required

Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form relationships with marginalized individuals

Sound judgment and good problem solving skills including assessing risk factors

Ability to structure time, develop work priorities independently, and meet program expectations with regard to documentation

Ability to work effectively as part of the team

Ability to share one’s own personal transformative life experiences

Personal experience of psychosis/extreme states will be considered an asset

Willingness to self-reflect, learn, and practice new ways of being in relationships

Risk and discomfort tolerance

Ability to ascend and descend stairs often required

Frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, standing and lifting

Often meeting with persons in the community and/or visiting different businesses

Rarely running or moving at very swift…