Lead Residential Care Specialist - Full Time

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Job Description

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community! We are seeking Residential Care Specialist (RCS) Lead to work in our Residential program in Tifton, Georgia. Under the supervision of the Residential Site Manager and fully Licensed Therapist Residential Care Specialist (RCS) I provides services to individuals with Mental Health (MH), Substance Use Disorders (SUD), or Dual Diagnosis in a community based Residential Program RCS I provides skills training and education on daily living skills such as budgeting, performing household chores, personal hygiene, meal preparation , social skills and integration and linkage to other available community services/resources.  Lead Residential Care Specialist (RCS) ensures that all required duties for the shift have been completed by all employees before end of the shift. Lead RCS also serves and a single point contact for staff and persons served. Lead RCS takes action to make corrections when needed and communicates daily with the Site Manager. Part of the job duties involves assisting individuals served with transportation and observing that the  medications are taken as prescribed. All care provided is expected to be documented timely and accurately based on the program requirements specified on the DBHDD Provider Manual /and program required licensure/and other regulatory requirements applicable for the program. Close communication and collaboration with program manager and/or fully licensed therapist as well as other care providers is expected in order to provide comprehensive care based on each individual's needs. Good computer skills and extensive daily documentation is required. Employees must be able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance- We offer top-quality and affordable State of Georgia insurance benefits to all full-time employees. We have several options are available with Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare
• Flexible Benefits- We offer Group Term Life, Dependent Life, Accidental Death, Short-, and Long-Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, Medical/Dependent Care Spending Accounts, and Specified Critical Illness insurance
• Competitive pay- We offer competitive compensation that is regularly compared to the market and factor in comparable work experience and education
• Paid Holidays- We offer 9 paid holidays per year
• Paid Time Off- We offer paid time off that can be used for personal or sick leave
• Retirement- We offer two retirement plans a 401k with a 3% match after one year of employment and a 457
• Employee Assistance Program- We offer EAP services to all full-time and part-time employees. EAP services include legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to 4 counseling session

This position requires:

• High School diploma required, bachelor's degree preferred in a helping profession such as: social work, community counseling, counseling, psychology, or criminology.
• Previous experience working in behavioral health related field preferred.
• Behavioral health experience preferred
• Staff members who provide services for individuals at the locations licensed as Private Home Care Provider (PHCP) "a five-year   employment history or a complete employment history if the person has not been employed five years" (HFRD 111-8-65.09) is required.

• Valid Georgia driver's license with no more than five (5) points required.

• Para-Professional training required within the first 30 days of employment.
• Must have the physical ability to perform CPR
• Knowledge of body mechanics and the ability to safely move or transport persons being cared for; some of whom are obese
• Demonstrates excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, conflict resolution, and teamwork.
• Computer experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; preferred

Who we are:

Legacy Behavioral Health Services provides support within 10 counties in South GA, Ben-Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner County. Legacy Behavioral Health Services believes that through individualized care, quality of care and support, your life could be transformed.

Working Conditions:

Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in BHSGA or personal vehicle. 

Work Environment: Employees in this position may be exposed to potential health hazards in the work environment. Incumbents may be required to work extended periods of time at computer terminals. They may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric and /or deceased patients.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions (may be corrected with glasses or contact lenses). The position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching.

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Position opened to:

ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.

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