Required Technical Skills, Experience, Education, and Credentials:
1. Bachelor’s Degree preferred or an Associate’s Degree in Human Services or five years of equivalent experience with working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness or five years of CBRF experience working with an at risk population.
2. Minimum of one year experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
3. Minimum of one year supervisory experience.
4. Must be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.
5. Professional workplace appearance and conduct; friendliness and courtesy to consumers, coworkers and vendors.
6. Must be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.
7. Professional workplace appearance and conduct; friendliness and courtesy to clients, coworkers and vendors.
8. Effectively communicates and develops good working relationships with co-workers.
9. Must be able to assist clients with activities of daily living, such as shopping, cleaning and cooking.
10. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in English both orally and in writing. Ability to communicate in Spanish is desirable but not required.
11. Must complete CBRF training program as outlined by DHS 83 within two weeks of hire.
12. Must be able to use appliances such as stove, microwave, washer/dryer, etc.
13. Must be able to read the label on medicine bottles and understand the directions on the labels.
14. Must be able to clean up bloody/body fluid spills in accordance with OSHA and agency policies.
15. Must be able to evacuate residents in two minutes or less and assist residents in evacuation as dictated by DHS 83.
16. Motor vehicle record acceptable to program and/ or contractual requirements.
17. A valid Wisconsin driver's license, and automobile insurance with minimum limits of $50,000/$100,000 bodily injury and $10,000 property damage”.
18. Access to a personal vehicle
Required Competencies
The competencies listed below identify the skills, behaviors and values that an employee must possess in order to be successful in this position.
1. Accountability & Dependability: Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work, and achieves results with little oversight.
2. Attention to Detail: Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.
3. Customer Focus: Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the organization.
4. Managing Projects or Programs: Structures and directs others’ work on projects or programs.
5. Coaching & Mentoring: Enables co-workers to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement.
6. Planning & Organizing: Coordinates ideas and resources to achieve goals.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee may experience or must do to successfully perform the essential functions of the job:
1. Hours of work will generally be during regular business hours and average at least 40 hours a week. Eight hours per month of weekend work is required and is coordinated with Residential Clinical Supervisor.
2. This position requires participation in reoccurring ‘on-call’ duties and flexibility in daily work schedule to adequately meet program needs, which may include evenings or weekends.
3. This position is occasionally responsible for the supervision and safety of consumers in both normal program settings as well as a variety of settings in the community. As such, this position must be able to observe consumer activities, detect areas of danger, distinguish when consumers who are non-communicative are in need of personal cares, and converse clearly with consumers and other people in the community on a frequent basis.
4. Ability to perform well in a fast-paced work environment.
5. On occasion must be able to push/pull/lift/move objects weighting at least 50 pounds.
6. This position may work in a variety of indoor and outdoor work environments which may include, various outdoor weather conditions, loud noises, and fluctuating temperatures and the occasional use of stairs.
7. Frequently works in an office setting where the use of such items as a multi-line phone, fax machine, personal computer and office printer etc. is required.