Residential Support Specialist, Float - Full-Time

InterCommunity is 2024 Healthcare Top Workplace winner!

VOTED by our Staff TOP WORKPLACE for 11 YEARS! - Hartford Courant, 2023.

InterCommunity, Inc is a FQHC LA (Federally Qualified Health Center Look Alike). Our health center provides same-day primary care services to every member of the community, regardless of life situation or ability to pay. We also provide a wide array of behavioral health services. Our community Health Care Centers are located at 281 Main St. East Hartford, 16 Coventry St. Hartford and 828 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor. 

InterCommunity’s Addiction Services offers a similarly wide range of substance use treatment and recovery-supportive services, with many sites in the Hartford area. We provide services across the spectrum of care, including primary care, residential detoxification and substance use treatment, multiple levels of residential care, outpatient substance use disorder and mental health services for adults and children, intensive outpatient programs, employment and community support, mobile crisis evaluations, judicial support services and social rehabilitation.

AMAZING Benefits!

At Intercommunity, we believe our benefits should make a difference to you, to your family and to the life you lead outside of work. Benefits are more valuable than ever before and are a significant part of our total compensation package. InterCommunity offers a choice of medical plan options so you can choose the plan that best meets your needs and those of your family.

All benefit- eligible employees of InterCommunity are eligible for Medical, Dental, Voluntary Vision, Group Life, Supplemental Life, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. (A benefit -eligible employee is one who is schedule to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.). In addition, all employees may contribute to our 401k and those who meet eligibility and service requirements will receive the company contribution. Benefits are effective on the first day of the month following date of hire.

Benefits:

• Work Life-Balance-Flexibility, generous Paid PTO, and paid holidays.
• Health & Dental insurance- with flexible contribution options to include 2 HDHP w/ HSA contribution at no cost premium or non-HDHP at a minimal cost to employees.
• Voluntary vision.
• STD, LTD & Disability coverage - employer paid.
• Basic Life & AD&D employer paid.
• Supplemental Life Insurance available.
• 401(k) with 3% employer match and 3% employer give after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked.
• Career advancement opportunities.

Summary:

Provides milieu supervision of the program and its participants including coordinates and facilitates social-rehabilitation groups and programs.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for clients and the facility safety and security, including substance abuse screening as directed
• Conducts individual and group social-rehabilitation and care coordination activities including caring a case load of identified clients 
• Supervision of participants in the milieu and during (on-site and scheduled off-site activities); conduct scheduled room safety checks
• Maintains confidential progress notes and other documentation on client activities
• Provides necessary approved transportation and program related errands (either in agency or personal vehicle) 
• In the event of staff shortage, may be required to work past scheduled hours until a relief staff can be found
• Perform other related tasks as required.

Wage Range:  $21.25 - $25.00, plus shift differentials

Schedule:

Internal Coventry House Float position with 40 hours per week between first and second shift, including one weekend day per week. First shift 7-330p, mid shift 10-630p, or 3p-1130p.   Schedules are presented 2 weeks in advance.

Education & Experience:

• Associates Degree in Human Services field or high school diploma (G.E.D.) 
• Working knowledge of substance abuse and/or mental health treatment.
• All Residential Support Staff Employees are required to show proof of a CPR Certification within 60 days of official start date.
• Valid Driver License (Preferred).