Independent Living Skills Coach, Part-time Weekend Mornings (Saint Paul)

**Independent Living Skills Coach** **Position Purpose**: This is an entry-level position that is responsible for providing a supportive environment for our clients. Responsibilities include providing person-centered engagement and interventions, medication administration, and providing general program oversight and safety. **Schedule: Mornings Saturday and Sunday 8a-4:30p** **Location:** Saint Paul, MN **Pay Range:** $22-$24hr depending on qualification **$2/hour shift differential for Monday-Friday** **(evening shift only)** **People Incorporated Mental Health Services** is the largest nonprofit mental health provider in Minnesota. For over 50 years, we have been a leading community partner, transforming the health of our communities through innovative solutions. **Main Job Duties:** - Document interactions with clients into organization’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) and if applicable, program-specific documentation/record-keeping system, while providing clear and concise communication with client, staff and other applicable parties. - Responsible for the preparation, service and clearing of client/program meals that are in accordance with program scheduling, and with sanitation, nutrition and safety standards. - Responsible for medication administration in accordance with organization and program policies and procedures. - Provide daily housekeeping and general cleanliness of client home, program and workstation in accordance with organization and program-directed requirements. Conduct regular rounds (room checks) throughout the facility. - Support individuals in mental health management through identifying coping skills, practicing coping skills, and alternative methods. **Required Education and Experience**: - 2000 hours of work experience providing health and human services to individuals within the previous 10 years; And - GED or High School Diploma; OR - Associate of Arts degree or two years full-time postsecondary education in behavioral science or human services: OR - Have two years of full-time postsecondary education or a total of 15 semester hours or 23 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields; OR - Have, within the previous ten years, three years of personal life experience with mental illness; OR - Have, within the previous ten years, three years of life experience as a primary caregiver to an adult with a mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder, or developmental disability **Preferred Education and Experience**: - Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or related field and proof of a practicum or internship that requires direct interaction with adults or children served and is focused on behavioral sciences or related fields; OR has completed 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral science or a related field and: - Has proof of a practicum or internship that requires direct interaction with adults or children served and is focused on behavioral sciences or related fields; OR - Has 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to people with mental illness; OR - Has 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to people with traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and completes training on mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse, and psychotropic medications and side effects; OR - Is fluent in the non-English language of the cultural group to which 50% of the practitioner’s clients belong; OR - Has a high school diploma and 4,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to people with: - Mental illness; OR Traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and completes training on mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness, substance abuse, and psychotropic medications and side effects; OR - Is currently enrolled in a graduate-level behavioral sciences program at an accredited college…