Recovery Assistant

**Summary/Objective**

For this role, activities are aimed at reducing the clients debilitating mental illness symptoms, assisting in everyday functioning and help achieve living skills-sets necessary for independent living. Knowledge of the treatment needs of people who are impacted by mental illness is a necessity.

**Essential Functions**

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The following functions shall be performed, if and only if, a client’s treatment plan determines the functions necessary
- Ensure the completion of Daily Encounter Notes
- Teach and Assist Client with Activities of Daily Living Skills to maintain a clean and orderly environment
- Engage with the Clients Treatment Plan
- Ensure the safety of the client in their homes through proper observation of their homes, including being aware of potential treatment issues
- Engage Clients in their treatment including utilizing available community resources
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative, professional relationships with clients, other staff and community supports
- Must be able to work independently and responsibly.
- This position does not have any supervisory duties

**Competencies**
- Communication.
- Coachability
- Critical Evaluation.
- Cultural Awareness.
- Relationship Management.
- Ethical Practice.

**Work Environment**

This job operates in the community, specifically in client’s homes.

**Travel**

Travel may be required throughout the Clients surrounding area.

**Physical Demands**

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk and hear. The employee may occasionally have to lift or move clients to ensure health and well-being of client.

**Position Type/Expected Hours of Work**:

- RA 5 hrs 7 x a wk, CSP 2 hrs a wk 11am-4pm everyday, (flexible with CSP hours). _

**Required Education and Experience**
- High School Degree

**Other Duties**

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- High school or equivalent (required)

**Experience**:

- Mental Health Recovery Assistance: 1 year (preferred)

License/Certification:

- Driver's License (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (preferred)
- Night Shift (preferred)
- Overnight Shift (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

- Groton, CT: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person