Resident Support Specialist Float - Community Housing Svcs- Mpls

Resident Support Specialist Float

Starting Pay: $21.00

Location: Minneapolis (Downtown, Elliot Park, Seward, Longfellow)

This position offers a flexible, as-needed schedule and includes training across Touchstone’s four Community Housing Services locations. Employees are expected to pick up available shifts at all locations.

Resident Support Specialist Responsibilities:

• Establish supportive and motivational relationships with residents.
• Observe residents for changes in health symptoms; perform behavioral management interventions; and de-escalate mental health crises.
• Perform delegated nursing services, including medication assistance, as unlicensed personnel under the direction of the nursing staff.
• Promote participation in community activities; and provide support and prompts that encourage socialization.
• Support the cleanliness of common areas and bedrooms and complete housekeeping duties.
• Ensure residents and their guests are following site guidelines to ensure the facility is safe and secure.
• Collaborate with other staff members, consultants, interns, and/or volunteers.

Resident Support Specialist Requirements:

• Must have availability to work a variety of days and shifts, including occasional shifts with short notice.
• Shifts may be offered with varying amounts of notice. There is no minimum advance notice for shift offers, and employees are not obligated to accept the specific shift offered.
• Must be available to work a minimum of one shift every two weeks.
• Must have reliable transportation and the ability to travel between Touchstone’s Community Housing Services locations throughout Minneapolis.
• Previous experience supporting adults with mental illness, co-occurring disorders, and/or long-term homelessness preferred.

Touchstone Mental Health Mission and Values:

Touchstone Mental Health provides innovative, person-centered services that foster hope, health and wellbeing.

• Dignity and respect are cornerstones of all our interactions.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion create a welcoming culture that reflects compassion and embraces differences.
• Innovation, excellence and collaboration in our work helps us set the standard for mental health services and assures safe and affordable housing for the people we serve.
• Person-centered approaches ensure that all people have the right to make informed choices about their lives.

Touchstone Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve and live in. People of color and LGBTQ-Identified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.