Day Program Rehabilitation Specialist (w/ ASL)- 30 hours in Edgewater, Maryland at Arundel Lodge, Inc.

General Description:
Employees are expected to practice the Recovery Model in all interactions with persons served. Interactions and interventions with persons served should be so embedded within the Recovery Model that an outside observer to Arundel Lodge should be able to recognize the core elements of the Recovery Model. These elements are non-linear and holistic and emphasize hope, personal responsibility, peer support, respect, empathy, non-stigmatizing language, empowerment, use of the strengths of persons served, and self-determination. Arundel Lodge provides initial and ongoing training and support to employees concerning the Recovery Model, and employees are evaluated on their use of the Recovery Model in performing their assigned job responsibilities.

This position combines Day Program Rehabilitation Specialist responsibilities with limited case management services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing persons served receiving offsite services.

• Individual Mental Health
• Family and Community Support
• Community Integration Skills
• Physical Health
• Linkages/Case Management
• Daily Living Skills
• Social and Interpersonal Skills
• Leisure and Recreation Skills
• Diet and Health
• Money Management
• Work Readiness
• Medication Monitoring
• Wellness and Recovery Recovery

• Develop recovery-focused curricula and lesson plans for each semester.
• Meal Coverage
• Facilitate community integration outings as planned by the Program Manager.
• Schedule and coordinate non-traditional access goal classes as assigned by the Program Manager.
• Complete daily class/group attendance documentation for all Day Program groups and submit documentation to the Day Program Manager within 24 hours of group completion.
• Complete Incident Report documentation and report incidents to the Incident Report and Information Line as defined by policy and procedure.
• Provide support to persons served based on Recovery Model philosophy and provide direction consistent with this philosophy.
• Provide crisis intervention support as needed.
• Provide transportation for designated persons served to and from the Day Program, as assigned.
• Provide case management support for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing persons served receiving offsite services, for up to 6 hours per week
• Complete other duties as assigned.