Community House Mental Health Agency has an opening for a Caregiver position in one of our residential sites located in Seattle WA.

Location: Capitol Hill area.

Positions:

PT Weekend Day shift- two openings -

Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm/Saturday and Sunday 8am - 4pm

Compensation: $20.50 Hourly/DOE

***Candidates need to prove vaccination status***

Caregivers are crucial members of Community House Residential staff teams. Caregivers cook for residents, monitor medications, triage and attend directly to crisis situations, and coordinate care with other medical and mental health professionals in a busy but rewarding setting.

An ideal candidate will have HCA or CNA certification and experience working with people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia or other mental illnesses. Potential employees must be able to pass a criminal background check, and have no disqualifying crimes on record.

Essential Job Duties:
1. Ability to work non-traditional schedule as required by the residential facility, including holidays as assigned.
2. Provide immediate crisis intervention and resolution as needed.
3. Maintain resident and staff confidentiality at all times.
4. Make sure incoming telephone calls are answered.
5. Have legible handwriting.
6. Be able to do simple mathematics.
7. Be able to read and comprehend client charts.
8. Supervise residents taking medications, visually making sure that they are taking correct doses at appropriate times.

Job Requirements:

1. Must have at least a HS Diploma or have passed GED.
2. Current home phone/address.
3. Will need to obtain two separate tuberculosis tests (one before first shift).
4. Agree to permit State Patrol Background Check.
5. Be free of substance abuse.
6. A working knowledge and adherence to all agency policies and procedures.

Experience Required: Experience working with people who have a diagnosis of mental illness, or related social service experience and/or ability to acquire specialized training, to work with our target population. Ability to work both independently and as a team.

Community House is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from female and minority candidates.

Community House Mental Health Benefits Package

(Provided as part of Job Postings and at Job Offer)

Community House Mental Health Agency actively reviews our benefits package annually and in relation to market conditions. We strive to provide a comprehensive and valuable package of benefits to our employees. Full-time employment is defined as regularly scheduled 30 hours per week employment. Employees below 30 hours per week have benefits pro-rated to 50% down to 20 hours per week. Below 20 hours per week are not eligible for medical, dental benefits but can accrue vacation time per City of Seattle regulations.

Full Time Employee Benefits are:

100% company paid medical currently with Kaiser Permanente with

50% company paid medical for full family coverage.

100% company paid dental currently with Delta Dental with ability to add family members at employee cost.

100% company paid disability insurance with Sunlife Insurance

100% company paid EAP (employee assistance program with full access for family members.

Up to 3% company match of your salary/earnings for retirement contributions. Community House utilizes Vanguard for retirement plans. Vanguard is a non-profit company that allows you to invest in the full stock and bond market through mutual funds and has very low administration costs as a non-profit.

10 Paid Holidays

15 days PTO (paid time off) per year to start with increased accrual with years of service up to 28 days per year.

Personal Orca card for unlimited travel on Metro, King County Water Taxi, Sound Transit including Sounder train, Light Rail, and City of Seattle Street cars.