Residential Program Trainee; Local Government - Bedford County MH

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This opportunity is for a Residential Program Trainee to assist individuals in a residential setting with self-care skills, activities, safety practices, and socialization skills towards living full and independent lives in the community.

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This position serves as a Residential Program Trainee in the Community Residential Rehabilitation Services (CRRS) Program. The CRRS is a residential setting in the community for individuals with chronic psychiatric disabilities.

Staff in this position help develop and implement service plans for individuals in a residential setting.

As a Residential Program Trainee, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Build Life
  
  Skills:
  
  Assist individuals with learning self-care skills such as personal hygiene, daily living skills, safety practices, telephone use, public transportation, medication management, and money management
• Support Social Connection: Assist individuals in family interactions and help them develop skills needed to live independently in the community such as problem solving, effective listening, conversational skills, interpersonal skills, good manners, and outcome actions planning
• Provide Direct Care: Assist individuals with nutrition, cooking, shopping, laundry, housekeeping, and personal hygiene skills
• Keep Accurate Records: Maintain files, assist with monthly reports, and complete documentation
• Participate in Teamwork: Notice each person’s strengths, needs, and progress in meeting goals, then provide feedback to the intra-disciplinary care team; attend trainings as needed; perform other related duties as required
• Follow Legal Requirements: Follow and ensure all your work complies with the CRRS 5310 Regulations for the Mentally Ill

• Full-time employment, 40 hour work week
• Shift work including weekends and holidays
  • On occasion, staff may need to work hours outside of the set work week to complete projects, meet work demands, or in the event of an emergency.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• No previous experience and training required.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences…