at Lake County Health Department in Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Job Description
(WRS) Women's Residential Services is a residential program for women with substance use disorders. Through education, individual/group counseling, case management, psychiatric care, medical services, and family/peer support, clients are empowered and achieve skills to recover.
Aide Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for providing care to the clients under the direct supervision of a Lead Counselor or Counselor III.
- Recognizes the physical aspects of chemical dependency.
- Provides program support services as assigned by the Program Coordinators.
- Assist the staff in direct client care, and admission processes.
- Responsible for the supervision of food preparation and serving, as well as daily temperature logs.
- Assists clients with chores, stocking, drop-off’s, and phone calls.
- Transports in a van, accompanies and supervises the clients during laboratory procedures, and other medical and/or dental appointments.
- Stores food, linens and supplies when delivered, checks the related invoices and keeps inventory of these items.
- Checks in visitors, monitoring client visits with family/loved ones, as well as serving as staff on duty for client needs.
- Answers telephone and documents intake information.
- Responds to inquiries, gives appropriate information and referrals, and documents, if necessary.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Education
- With a high school diploma or G.E.D. certificate, (1) one year experience in direct patient care preferred
Scheduled Hours: 37.5 hours a week
- Tuesday & Thursday (2:00pm 10:00pm)
- Wednesday (1:00pm- 9:00pm)
- Friday & Saturday (11:00am-7:00pm)
- $1.50 differential for working hours deemed eligible for shift and weekend premium
