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About the Role
Liberty Resources is seeking a Residential Support Specialist for its Crisis Respite Residences. These community-based programs offer a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis, utilizing a Peer Support Model focused on compassion, empathy, and empowerment. The goal is to stabilize crises, support safe community reintegration, and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations.
Responsibilities
- Conducts initial assessments/screenings.
- Teaches guests to view crises differently and utilize wellness tools to prevent future crises or decrease their intensity.
- Works closely with Health Homes programs, hospitals, and other treatment providers to develop integrated plans of care.
- Provides advocacy, support, and referral linkage services for program residents.
- Provides recovery-oriented services incorporating Peer Support, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Informed/Responsive care.
- Provides program coverage as reflected in the staffing plan, including overnights as required.
- Rotates warm line responsibilities and/or makes follow-up calls.
- Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
- Acts as a role model for program residents.
- Ensures upkeep and cleanliness of the residence.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 1-3 years of volunteer or work experience in the Behavioral Healthcare field OR a Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
- A respect for and high level of comfort around people experiencing psychiatric crisis.
- Ability to utilize critical thinking, problem-solving, and de-escalation skills.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and ability to incorporate that understanding into service provision.
Skills
- Health and wellness coaching
- Reoccurrence prevention planning
- Wellness activities
- Family support
- Conflict resolution
- Referrals and linkage services
- Peer Support
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Informed/Responsive care
- Critical thinking
- Problem-solving
- De-escalation skills
Location
- Syracuse
- Oneida
- Oswego
- Auburn
Work Type
- Per Diem
- Flexible work hours
- Weekends available
- Overnights available
Experience Level
- Entry level experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 per hour
Benefits
- Home like setting
- Relaxed atmosphere
- Mentorship/Entry level experience – Ability for growth within the agency
- Offers Peer Certification hours
About the Company
- Liberty Resources has 4 Crisis Respite locations with 3-8 beds in Syracuse, Oneida, Oswego, and Auburn.
- The respite homes are community based residential programs that provide a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis.
- The program provides Support Services aligned with the Peer Support Model.
- The Peer Support Model leads with compassion, empathy, person-driven, empowerment and hope.
- Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support.
- We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities.
- We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.
Equal Opportunity
- Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.