Human Services Aide

About the role

Join Lehigh Valley Health Network as a Human Services Aide, providing direct support to clients in psychiatric residential programs. You will work closely with allied mental health professionals to ensure residents receive comprehensive care and meet program requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Assist allied mental health professionals with assigned caseload tasks and documentation.
• Coordinate paperwork such as treatment planning and record daily resident activities.
• Support residents with daily living tasks, life‑skill development, and medication ingestion monitoring.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop crisis intervention and discharge plans.
• Provide case‑management support and relay observations on psychiatric symptoms to case managers.
• Deliver direct instruction of activities of daily living in accordance with program, county, and state regulations.

Required profile

• High School Diploma/GED and at least 2 years of experience in a public‑service setting.
• Ability to adapt plans based on others’ actions and strong knowledge of community resources.
• Demonstrated planning, organizing, and decision‑making skills with a strong desire to help people.
• Physical ability to lift and carry 40‑50 lb, stand/walk for long periods, and perform patient transfers.