Support Staff - $2,000 Sign on Bonus

Support Staff Position

Join our team as a Support Staff. Our Support Staff play a vital role in creating a safe, compassionate, and recovery-focused environment where clients are treated with dignity, respect, and professionalism. As an integral member of our multidisciplinary team, Support Staff help ensure the daily operations of our residential and outpatient programs run smoothly while supporting clients on their journey toward lasting recovery and wellness.

In this role, you will foster a therapeutic, structured environment by promoting client safety, encouraging healthy routines and life skills, maintaining professional boundaries, and providing dependable support to both clients and clinical staff. Every interaction is guided by our commitment to ethical care, respect for individual differences, confidentiality, and compliance with California Department of Health Care Services and Joint Commission standards.

Position: Support Staff, hourly, full-time / 5 days a week & 8 hour shifts

SHIFT: 2 pm - 10:30pm, weekdays / must be willing to work Saturdays & Sundays

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide on-site assistance to House Managers at CCI office
• Assist House Managers and Case Managers with client transportation to CCI office, scheduled AA meetings, outside appointments and other recreational activities
• Transport clients in company owned vehicles to various locations and outside appointments
• Oversee client adherence to chore and meal planning schedule
• Assist House Managers with facilitation of group sessions at home (i.e., Meditation group, Meal Planning, etc.)
• Observe each client's behavior daily and issue infractions when necessary
• Summarize each client's activities and behavior daily in Shift Report
• Appropriately documents clinical and administrative work.
• Performs, monitors and documents vital signs. Collects urine drug screens on all admissions and random UDS on all PHP, IOP and OP clients, as appropriate. Attends facility/community meeting, searches belongings, collects unauthorized items to be placed in a secured area; conducts client rounds and perimeter checks every thirty minutes to ensure the safety of all clients.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties during course of shift, including supporting clients in the life skills of, but not limited to, cleaning rooms and bathrooms (toilets, sinks, showers), cleaning microwaves, cleaning dirty utility rooms, doing laundry, sweeping and mopping floor, trash collection, making beds, etc.
• Performs other duties and tasks as required.
• Reports to Nursing and Lead Therapist concerns and/or issues related to clients' transportation.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma and or GED preferred
• One (1) year of experience in behavioral health care, preferred
• Attainment of at least 21 years of age
• A Health Screening with negative TB Test Results? Current CPR/ First Aid certification.
• Drivers Licenses, transportation required per job description duties
• Should be experienced as Support Staff or Mental Health Technician, preferably in the field of

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand or sit for extended periods of time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The job requires frequent contact with water (hand washing and cleaning) and working with body fluid and hazardous chemicals. When under these working conditions, OSHA standards and universal precautions must be followed always.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal to high volumes of stress.

EEOC STATEMENT: It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a), prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibiting discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.