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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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Title : AON Relief Rehab Assistant

Job Requisition No.: 1760

Program : Lakeview Heights Seneca Falls, NY

Shift Schedule : Thursday 10:00pm – 8:00am and Friday 10:00am – 7:30am

Salary : Salary pay range is min. $17.52 to a max. $22.82 per hr. based on education & experience (evening & overnight hours may qualify for a shift differential)

Benefits

+ 3+ weeks of Personal Time Off (PTO), first year of employment

+ 401(k) with Agency match

+ Voluntary Medical/ Dental/ Vision

+ Employer Funded Life Insurance

+ 9 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

+ Tuition Assistance

Agency Overview

Lakeview Health Services is a premier partner throughout the Finger Lakes region, providing safe, affordable housing, support, and rehabilitative services to persons with mental illness as well as health care coordination services to individuals with chronic mental and physical health challenges. We are dedicated to helping individuals identify and achieve personally meaningful and measurable life goals, and to realize their full potential. Lakeview seeks to create an environment of learning and development that will lead to an engaged, motivated, and high performing team with a devotion and commitment to client service.

Job Summary:

Coaches, supports, and aids individuals recovering from mental illness to ensure safety and stability during overnight hours; conducts medication counts; completes paperwork; maintains food supplies; performs various household maintenance tasks. Individual must remain awake for the entirety of their shift. Individual should strive to create a healing environment that respects the perspectives and experiences of the individuals, families, staff and communities we serve by practicing safe, respectful

communication as well as respecting individuals’ boundaries and differences.

Essential Job Functions:

+ Assist residents in developing and maintaining a structured daily schedule according to individualized

+ goals and preferences

+ Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to provide individual support, training, and assistance in

+ working towards achieving resident’s personal goals.

+ Provide oversight of resident medication (as applicable)

+ Carry a small caseload of residents when applicable

+ Assist in general program housekeeping

+ Maintain daily AON checklist and submit to Program Manager

+ Maintain group order in Residence and manage conflicts and crises appropriately

+ Maintain complete and accurate documentation according to organization policies and procedures

+ Actively participate in required meetings, in-service trainings, and other continuing education

+ opportunities

+ Read and respond to email at least two times per day

+ Know and adhere to all OMH and other agency regulatory policies and procedures

+ Must remain on shift and awake until replacement arrives

+ Provide coverage at other sites as needed

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or Equivalent. with two (2) years of relevant experience or an Associates

Degree in Human Services or related field or bachelor’s degree.

Knowledge:

Learn and ultimately possess the knowledge, values, attitude, and skills required to contribute to a

trauma-informed community. Strive to create a healing environment that respects the perspectives and

experiences of the individuals, families, staff and community we serve by practicing safe communication

and respecting personal and professional boundaries. Exhibit general knowledge and understanding of

Mental Health issues, stages of change, motivational interviewing, substance use, and the Psychiatric

Rehabilitation model; psychology, personality, and group dynamics; principles and practices of conflict

and crisis management, adult learning, motivation, interpersonal communications, household

management; independent living skills; the Human Services system; use of motivational interviewing to

engage individuals; positive philosophy toward wellness/recovery and trauma informed care.

Skills and Abilities:

Desire to engage with individuals with severe mental illness and substance use disorders. Ability

to actively listen, understand, and appreciate the experience of others, to withhold judgment, and work

collaboratively with co-workers; establish rapport and meaningful professional relationships with

residents, coworkers and outside providers; communicate effectively with diverse individuals; desire to

participate in on-going best practice trainings. Effective oral and written communication; to negotiate and resolve conflicts; to work effectively under stress; to provide positive role modeling; to inspire respect, confidence, and trust in clients, co-workers and outside providers; to respect and maintain appropriate confidentialities; to effectively encourage residents toward greater self-sufficiency; to perceive and objectively describe changes in behavior; to generate and maintain accurate records and reports as required; to seek, accept, and learn from peer and supervisor feedback; to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities; to plan and implement strategies consistent with client needs and overall organization goals, objectives, and standards; to meet deadlines regularly. Use of contemporary office equipment, particularly a computer with word processing, spreadsheet, database and report generating software.

Physical requirements/Working conditions:

General large home/residential facility; significant interpersonal interactions; dynamic operating

environment.

Any external candidate interested in this employment opportunity, please visit our web site at www.lakeviewhs.org .

Lakeview Health Services, Inc. complies with the legal requirement to take affirmative action and not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Further, Lakeview Health Services, Inc. will not discharge or otherwise discriminate against applicants or employees who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or that of others, subject to certain limitations.