Ascend partners with Highland Rivers Behavioral Health, Georgia’s largest Community Service Board (CSB), to staff clinical and non-clinical jobs in behavioral health. Being part of our team and working in a CSB means you’re helping individuals and families otherwise unable to access treatment from private providers to address healthcare challenges associated with mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases. You’ll be working with purpose to make a difference in the lives of people who need you most. Each of our jobs will work within a State Community Service Board facility.

Highland Rivers Intensive Treatment Residential (ITR) Program is to provide a residential setting that assists individuals to successfully maintain stable housing in the community, promote their recovery and foster self-sufficiency.

Job Description:

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  Assist with daily living activities, monitoring, and providing support to individuals residing in a 24/7 residential non gender-specific Licensed Personal Care home through the Office of Healthcare Facilities. This facility ensures the safety and wellbeing of individuals, with respect to appropriate boundaries.
• Prepares and maintains records of individuals’ progress and services delivered, reporting changes in condition to manager or supervisor.
• Facilitates life skills groups, including education on personal hygiene, nutrition, money management, and interpersonal skills.
• Provides structured activities that promote socialization, recovery, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills.
• Monitors urine screen analysis (if needed) and self-administration of medication in accordance with agency policies and procedures, to encourage accountability.
• Provides transportation for individuals to appointments and activities in the community.
• Ensures and provides high quality, compassionate, and ethical delivery of services to improve program and organizational performance.
• Assists with service related compliance.
• Intervenes, stabilizes and manages acute crisis situations as needed.
• Assist in providing additional coverage during increased census/acuity and emergencies.
• Maintains confidentiality for all indirect/direct service in accordance with agency policies and HIPPA policies.

Ascend Community Staffing Partners, LLC does not discriminate with regard to employment, compensation, place of work, or promotion because of race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, age or national origin.

English-Spanish bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required. Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Experience Minimum one (1) year providing direct care to individuals in human services while documenting electronically
• Computer skills, Organizational and teaching skills, ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to pass background investigation, drug screen and have good 7yr. motor vehicle report.