Milestone Centers, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a nonprofit, community-based human services agency supporting individuals with behavioral health challenges and intellectual & developmental disabilities in communities throughout Western Pennsylvania. Our Agency oversees 20 residential settings, two outpatient offices, three adult training facilities, a prevocational enterprise program, a consumer drop-in center, habilitation services, and two Health Care Quality Units in Butler and Warren, which train professionals in 18 counties. Milestone Centers has earned certification from the Sanctuary Institute for providing trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates and reflects a commitment to the mission and values of Milestone by serving others with respect, dignity, and compassion.
• Utilizes Sanctuary Model’s shared values, the Seven Commitments and tools to conduct daily tasks.
• Helps individuals:
  • Develop strategies to manage illness and wellness
  • Develop value roles as student, worker and/or community member
  • Access and maintain stable housing and improve housing quality
  • Develop self-advocacy skills with medical and service providers, employers, etc.
  • Maintain and develop social relationships with family, friends, other natural supports and other peer supporters.
• Utilizes crisis support to help individuals develop and use Action Plans for Prevention and Recovery, Wellness Recovery, Action Plans, Mental Health Advance Directives and other crisis and crisis prevention plans.
• Participates in weekly treatment team and staff meetings.
• Facilitates groups.
• Assists individuals in learning shared decision-making skills, wellness concepts and health care self-management skills and developing recovery focused goals.
• Transports individuals to specialty physician appointments and makes home visits when necessary

• $1,000 to $2,500 Employee Referral (for successfully referring someone to employment)