Residential Support Specialist - Per Diem

Overview

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Inter Community is a 2025 Healthcare Top Workplaces Winner!

VOTED by our incredible staff a TOP WORKPLACE for 12 YEARS — including 2025!

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Inter Community, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC LA) committed to providing accessible, compassionate care to everyone — regardless of life situation or ability to pay. We offer same-day primary care and a wide range of behavioral health services across our community health centers in:

• 281 Main St., East Hartford
• 40 Coventry St., Hartford
• 828 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor

Inter Community is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC LA) committed to providing accessible, compassionate care to everyone — regardless of life situation or ability to pay. We offer same-day primary care and a wide range of behavioral health services across our community health centers in the locations listed above.

At Inter Community, we believe your well-being matters — at work and beyond. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.

All benefit-eligible employees of Inter Community are eligible for Medical, Dental, Voluntary Vision, Group Life, Supplemental Life, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. (A benefit-eligible employee is one who is scheduled to work a minimum of 30 hours per week.) In addition, all employees may contribute to our 401k and those who meet eligibility and service requirements will receive the company contribution.

Benefits are effective on the first day of the month following date of hire.

Our Benefits Include

• Work Life-Balance-Flexibility, generous Paid PTO, and paid holidays.
• Health & Dental insurance - flexible contribution options that includes 2 HDHP w/ HSA enrollment option or non-HDHP at a minimal cost to employees.
• Voluntary vision coverage.
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Basic Life & AD&D.
• Supplemental Life Insurance available.
• 401(k) with 3% employer match + 3% employer contribution after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked
• Career advancement opportunities in a supportive, mission-driven environment.

Provides milieu supervision of the program and its participants including coordinates and facilitates social-rehabilitation groups and programs.

• Responsible for clients and the facility safety and security, including substance abuse screening as directed
• Conducts individual and group social-rehabilitation and care coordination activities including caring a case load of identified clients
• Supervision of participants in the milieu and during (on-site and scheduled off-site activities); conduct scheduled room safety checks
• Maintains confidential progress notes and other documentation on client activities
• Provides necessary approved transportation and program related errands (either in agency or personal vehicle)
• In the event of staff shortage, may be required to work past scheduled hours until a relief staff can be found
• Perform other related tasks as required.
• Per diem employees must accept at least one available shift within a 30-day period to maintain active employment status.
• All agency staff are required to attend all mandatory department/agency meetings and trainings*
• Attendance at required staff meetings and assigned trainings is now a condition of employment and will be treated as paid work time.

Per Diem

Education & Experience: A current active CNA/MA Certification for the State of Connecticut, Peer Support Specialist Certification, or a degree in Human Services Field. 3 years of experience in residential setting preferred. All Residential Support Staff Employees are required to show proof of a CPR Certification within 60 days of official start date.

Salary Description
Wage Range: $21.25 - $25.00 Hourly