Direct Care Staff - New Hartford

The Center for Human Development, (CHD) is seeking Direct Care Staff to join our team in the New Hartford, CT area. Our direct care staff establish life-changing relationships with our participants and provide opportunities to optimize their independence, rehabilitation and recovery.

Our Iris Residential Group Home program is dedicated to servicing individuals with a high level of chronic psychiatric conditions, enabling them to live a life of high quality. The program specializes in supporting clients who have experienced challenges with community living by ensuring the individual needs are met through each client’s uniquely created treatment plan. To ensure a high level of care, Iris House supports clients by providing 24/7 on-site staffing. Iris House takes a team-based approach to the all-around care of the clients supervised by the dedicated team of Direct Care Staff, Program Manager and the Leadership Team. Whether it is taking a client to a doctor’s appointment or playing a board game; from counseling a client in crisis to going on an early morning fishing trip, we can make a difference in our clients’ lives. While clients may initially struggle to shed behaviors learned from years of self-preservation, we provide the structure, stability, care and attention needed to let go of their diagnoses to reveal the person underneath.

Your role as a Direct Care Staff:

The Direct Care Staff works within the Agency’s team model, establishing open communication, support, and accountability among co-workers. Providing a supportive residential environment for individuals who are challenged by mental health and substance abuse histories in a community-based group home. Our goal is to provide an environment that encourages program participants to grow and to live as independently as possible. Some additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Daily activities include providing direct services to program clients living in a group home setting in the community


• Supporting clients' activities of daily living


• Advocating for individuals' within various community settings, and providing opportunities to optimize their independence, rehabilitation and recovery


• Develop professional and supportive relationships with clients and provide informal counseling and guidance with a person-centered focus


• Build rapport - spend time to show clients you care about their well-being and their success


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  Active engagement - look for opportunities to talk, play games, and help

  
  


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  Be accountable - build a reputation with clients and peers that you can be relied on

  
  


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  Meet clients where they are-use motivational interviewing to progress through steps to change

  
  


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  Communicate with your clients, peers, and manager to maintain a strong team

  
  

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience working with psychiatric disorders or co-occurring population preferred


• High school diploma or GED


• Valid driver's license


• Reliable, registered & insured vehicle and approved driving record check


• All candidates must complete and pass background record screening process

SCHEDULE:

Full time, 2nd shift - 2:00pm-10:00pm. Days on: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Days off: Tuesday and Wednesday.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with members of our community who have mental illness and substance abuse struggles or both. Those having a passion for helping others with kind and a positive approach make for an ideal candidate for the Direct Care role. Additionally, having strong interpersonal skills, empathy for others, and demonstrated commitment to serving those with significant needs, ability to work well within a team model and independently. You will also need to bring good written and verbal skills, and a strong level of compassion to meet the needs of the individuals served.

Pay rate is $20.00/hr. Take advantage of a phenomenal benefit package that includes Dental, Health and Life insurance. Paid time off, earned vacation time and paid holidays just to name a few.

AT CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (CHD), Care Finds a way:  

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice. Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve.

CONNECT WITH OUR TEAM TODAY!

If this sounds like the right job for you, do not wait - apply today to join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!  

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities