Since 1972, Places for People has helped individuals in the St. Louis community find and define their places in the world.

Specifically, our mission is to provide caring, effective services to help those with the greatest challenges recover from mental health illness and associated chronic illnesses.

We fundamentally believe that each person we serve deserves a chance to be their best selves and we want to help them get to that point.

SOME perks of working at Places for People:

Flexible work schedule

Paid Vacation Time (6.67 hrs/month) and Sick Leave (10 hrs/month)

403(b) Retirement Plan contribution

Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate

Supervision available for licensure during work hours and at no cost

Loan forgiveness through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) for specific positions

AT&T Wireless membership perks

The Residential Specialist provides shift coverage at the assigned facility as well as protective oversight as required by program guidelines. The Residential Specialist assists the Team Leader in ensuring compliance with all regulations and inspections necessary for licensure or certification. The shifts available for this position are:

• Saturday and Sunday, 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. 
• Saturday and Sunday, 3:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

The individual filling this position must display HOPE for the future while only settling for EXCELLENCE in execution through positive COLLABORATION with others and displaying COMPASSION for our mission. You must be ready to make an incredibly rewarding and strong impact on our community.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide ongoing assessment of clients functioning level and making team members aware of changes in functioning level and client needs
• Prompt, assist with and teach residents their independent activities of daily living
• Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation as needed
• Assist in light janitorial, maintenance, meal preparation as assigned
• Assist with medications and monitoring resident’s rooms and schedules as consistent with plans agreed upon by residents and staff
• Demonstrate and foster a positive community within the building; engage residents to limit social isolation
• Complete assigned case records on time and reporting service activities accurately, comprehensively, and in a timely fashion
• Attend required training as outlined by supervisor and employee handbook and maintain any licensure requirements if needed for program
• Perform other related tasks/jobs as assigned by supervisor