Gilead Community Services is seeking a caring and recovery-oriented Residential Support Worker to join our multi-disciplinary residential program staff.
About the position:
The Residential Support Worker for Gilead’s Old Saybrook area adolescent residential program works Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM (40 hours per week, benefit eligible) providing coaching, mentoring, advocacy, and supportive services in a program serving adolescents with major mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. The position is an awake overnight position. The individual in this role also performs or assists with household chores and provides teaching and training in areas such as money management, daily living skills, providing prompts as necessary. Applicants with no experience and interested in entering the mental healthcare or direct-care field, or individuals seeking a career change are encouraged to apply to this position.
This is a union position and pays $18.89 per hour.
Gilead employees are held to standards and regulations set by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and other regulatory bodies. These standards are outlined in Gilead’s “Standards of Conduct” policy. It’s important that these standards and regulations are met through all duties performed, outcomes achieved, and conditions kept within the organization.
It is every person’s right to be treated with dignity, and cared for with compassion.
Since 1968, Gilead Community Services has helped transform thousands of lives by providing high-quality services such as housing, clinical support, and skills teaching to individuals experiencing mental health and substance use conditions. Gilead’s story begins at Wesleyan University, where three students envisioned a community alternative to hospitalization. The original Gilead House, rented from Wesleyan for $1 a year, housed 15 individuals. Today, Gilead has programs in 8 Connecticut towns and serves over 2,000 individuals throughout the state.
Just like our clients, our employees are members of the Gilead’s family. For our staff, working at Gilead is not just a job – it’s a passion. Our services are marked with excellence and compassion because of the value that we place on each life that we touch including clients, families, and employees.
Gilead’s employees enjoy a range of benefits, from employee-sponsored health insurance to career growth and professional development opportunities. Employment at Gilead is an opportunity to engage in rewarding work with collaborative and supportive coworkers. A position at one of Gilead’s outpatient programs or residential homes opens doors for careers in healthcare, social work, assistive services, and program administration.
