Residential Aide - FT 40 hrs. Monday - Friday 12am - 8am Serenity
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Summary
About the Role
About You
- High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of one year experience in a related healthcare field.
- Prior experience working with people with severe and persistent mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and/or addiction.
- Valid Connecticut Driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Knowledge of the community support system and resources.
- CPR/First Aid certification.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and electronic record keeping.
Benefits
- Competitive Wages
- 401(k) with company match up to 3.5%
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- FSA and Dependent Care Accounts
- Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program
- Company Sponsored Life, AD&D and LTD
- Colonial Supplemental Insurance
- Vacation, PTO & Sick time for eligible FT 40 & PT employees
- Connecticut Paid Sick Time for all employees up to 40 hours a year
- 12 Company Holidays Paid at Double Time
Continuum of Care, Inc. is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that has been providing housing and residential support services to persons with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities since 1966. Continuum's Mission is to enable people who are challenged with mental illness, intellectual disability, and/or addiction to rebuild meaningful lives and thrive in the community. Continuum services 2,400 individuals each year and employs approximately 600 compassionate and highly skilled individuals. Reasons Join or Invest in Continuum in Making A Difference: 1. Help more than 2,000 individuals each year to stabilize and rebuild a meaningful life and thrive in the community. 2. Provide housing and a broad range of support for people with mental illness or intellectual disabilities who have no place to go. 3. Help individuals recover in a compassionate, supportive environment. 4. Give veterans dealing with PTSD and other issues the pathway and support to stabilize and recover. 5. Help adults challenged with significant intellectual disabilities, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, to live a full and happy life. 6. Ensure access to the financial, housing, case management, and therapeutic support needed for successful home-based living versus hospitalization, institutionalization, or homelessness 7. Offer a proven approach with viable outcomes for individuals who might have never had the chance to feel a sense of self-worth, personal pride and social involvement. 8. Connect resources and tools to prevent returning to habitual relapse. 9. Provide experienced and skilled staff that know how to unlock the door to a better quality of life for persons who otherwise would be looked out. 10. Give hope to families who have nowhere else to turn. 11. Transform life’s challenges into opportunities through peer support and employment programs. 12. Save the community more than $40 million each year through efficient and effective community-based crisis and housing programs.