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Our ideal candidate is values oriented, service driven, and not just looking for their next job, but a career. Is that you?
Starting rate is $16.50 an hour. Shifts are 12am-8am, 8am-4pm, and 4pm-12am. Full time, Part Time and weekend shifts available!
Who We AreWe are a DIFFERENT kind of company!
As an employee of RHD, your ideas, thoughts, and experience will be valued. RHD emphasizes group decision-making and multi-level thinking, so that staff have maximum authority, creativity, freedom, and support to help meet the needs of the people we serve, without the cumbersome centralized bureaucracy.
Located in Germantown, Womanspace Philadelphia is a 10-bed residential facility for women with a history of chronic homelessness with a second 12-bed facility opening in August. Womanspace provides evidenced based treatment from a Recovery Model perspective. Full time positions work Monday through Friday. For part time/on-call positions, amount of hours can vary according to your availability but most shift availability is for weekends and holidays. Shifts are 12am-8am, 8am-4pm, and 4pm-12am. All shifts are awake positions including overnights.
What We Offer
- Full Benefits Package
- PTO
- Free Virtual Fitness Classes
- Scholarship and Tuition Programs
- Sign on Bonus Available!
How Will You Make An ImpactRHD Womanspace Philadelphia is seeking full time overnight awake (12am-8am) and several part time/on-call Life skills professional to work directly with our residents at our current program at 6400 Germantown Ave and at our new program at 6671 Germantown Ave opening soon! Life Skills Professionals support the program by facilitating improved life skills, identifying and accessing community resources and providing support to achieve treatment goals. Additional daily responsibilities include building relationships, providing encouragement, oversight/demonstration of residential cooking and cleaning skills, documentation completion, and accompanying individuals on various outings/appointments.
Appropriate candidates will be compassionate, caring and enthusiastic about our mission, and will possess the desire to interact with individuals creatively through modeling, teaching, assisting, and listening. This is a fast paced environment where communication, follow through and team work are crucial skills for all employees so that we can be successful in our service delivery. Understanding of substance use/addiction is necessary for this position.
Responsibilities:
- Build relationships with outside supports
- support residents with identifying and accessing community resources
- maintain the safety of environment through safety checks, building rounds, and engagement with all residents
- Provide encouragement, motivational interviewing, and ongoing support
- Facilitate accountability schedule and activities to support resident engagement
- Oversight/demonstration of residential cooking and cleaning skills and other activities of daily living
- Completion of documentation including incident reports, shift reports, safety checks and other reporting
- participate as a member of the treatment team through active participation in team discussions and email communications to share observations
Required Education/Experience/Qualfications:
- 2 years of Direct Care Service experience in drug and alcohol treatment is required.
- High school diploma or GED
- Some human service related secondary education is preferred
- Basic computer and typing skills, willingness to be trained in use of electronic health record
- Must possess a valid driver’s license
- CPR/First Aid certification is a plus.
“RHD employees and programs in the City of Philadelphia are required to follow the COVID vaccine mandate. Revised PDPH guidance allows for new hires to be partially vaccinated at the time of hire. This means they have received at least one shot in a two-dose series or a single dose in a one-dose series before beginning in-person shifts. The final dose must be received within 4 weeks of hire (start date). This currently does not include boosters.”
Resources for Human Development, is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran or disability status.
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About Resources For Human Development, Inc.:
RHD is a national, comprehensive human services organization. Our mission is to provide caring, effective, and innovative services that empower people of all abilities as they work to achieve the highest level of independence possible while building better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities. RHD currently supports programs in: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota & Tennessee!
