Direct Support Specialist

## Direct Support Specialist Apply locations:
Rosebud - Portland, ORtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition :
JR100082

At New Narrative, we believe mental health care is community care. As a nonprofit organization, we partner with individuals to promote healing, housing stability, and long-term wellness through compassionate, equitable support.

If you’re passionate about community impact, we invite you to join our team.
** SHIFT:
Sunday-Thursday 3:00pm - 11:00pm*
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* Purpose:

** The Direct Support Specialist is a member of the Rosebud Supportive Living Program and provides support to foster youth ages 16-18 years old. The goal of the Rosebud program is to create a safe environment for youth to develop skills for independent living and overall wellness. The Direct Support Specialist will provide environmental and milieu management support to ensure a safe, trauma informed, equitable and inclusive environment.

This position requires on-site work at all times.  
** Accountabilities:
** Milieu Management and Participant Support
* Provide direct support in one-on-one or group setting.
* Conduct guest check-in and redirect/remove individuals who are not program participants if there is disturbance/disregard for program rules.
* Provide crisis response and de-escalation as needed. Ability to utilize emergency services (ie. Police, Project Respond, etc) as needed.
* Maintain the cleanliness of common areas and employee office.
* Engage with youth throughout shift and during times of crisis, difficulty sleeping, mental health concerns, etc.
* Ensure that the living and office spaces are clean, orderly, and safe at all times.
* Distribute medications in accordance with physician orders and document all medication distribution in line with policies.
* Provide coverage to ensure program ratio requirements are met. Skill-building Support
* Willing to meet and engage with people “where they are,” including their environment, time of night, and readiness for change.
* Use trauma-informed, person centered approach and language and participate in ongoing training and education.
* Assists participants with daily living skills such as completing household and hygiene tasks, medication prompts, and connection to treatment and support team for additional support.
* Support youth through coping with mental health concerns, sleep hygiene, schedule management, etc.
* Assists participants with self-identified goals and in support of existing treatment plans from providers.
* Assists participants with completion of cleaning and laundry as necessary.
* Support participants in accessing healthy meals and kitchen clean up as necessary.
* Support youth with transportation, food preparation, grocery shopping, etc. as needed and ensure that materials are readily available for skills training groups Crisis Prevention/De-escalation/Harm Reduction
* Provide crisis response and de-escalation in a community based setting.
* Use crisis prevention approach to decrease use of crisis services, Project Respond, EMS, police, hospitalization, etc.
* Ability to work in collaboration with emergency services (ie. police, Project Respond, Multnomah County Crisis, Behavioral Health Unit) as necessary.
* Ability to work in collaboration with acute care settings if necessary.
* Must be able to assist in de-escalation and crisis as needed.
* Support harm reduction approach, linkage to resources such as, but not limited to: clean needle exchange, NARCAN, MAT, SUD services, education around harm reduction, etc. Documentation/Expectations
* Complete documentation and data entry in Electronic Health Record as required by contract within 24-72 hours.
* Maintain a regular work schedule.
* Complete all other assignments in a timely manner as requested by supervisor.
** Supervision Received:*
* * Receive regular supervision at least once per month, seeking additional supervision whenever necessary.
* Direct Support Specialists working on the swing shift will report to the Rosebud Program Manager for regular supervision.
* Direct Support Specialists working on the overnight shift will report to the Rosebud Weekend Supervisor for regular supervision.
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