Recovery Technician

Sunday through Thursday, 12am-8am.
Position Summary

The Recovery Technician will promote a therapeutic environment that is trauma-informed and recovery-oriented. Responds to daily needs of residents in a long-term recovery residents, assisting with daily living skills and recovery needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as the clinical support person to residents
• Promotes a calm, safe environment that supports a fundamental respect for all individuals, that enhances the resident's overall experience and provides a safe and respectful person-centered model of care.
• Facilitates interpersonal competencies such as learning adaptive coping, interaction, and relationship skills.
• Functions as a role model for residents to show ways to effectively relate to others, to get one's needs met, to enhance/develop social competencies and interpersonal awareness.
• Works in collaboration with staff and the treatment team; communicates in a warm and empathetic manner.
• Ensures a compassionate, high quality, exemplary customer driven and trauma informed culture; validate the resident's needs and rights.
• Is mindful of times of increased activity or stress in the recovery residence to prevent escalation.
• Redirect unhealthy/risky behaviors on the spot by giving feedback and alternative strategies, de-escalate clients and in emergencies provide appropriate crisis intervention techniques to maintain clients in a least restricting manner.
• Provides direct treatment according to agency policy and procedures

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Associate degree in social work, psychology, or other mental health related field preferred; High School Diploma with experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Supports there being many pathways to recovery
• Willingness to partner with residents regardless of stage of change, seeking to demonstrate compassion and working to guide and evoke change.
• Knowledge of social determinants of health and recovery capital.
• Skills in advocacy, organization, and communication.
• Ability to effectively encourage interpersonal effectiveness and conflict management
• Handle with Care training
• Motivational Interviewing
• Willingness to travel as needed and work with residents
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Willingness to help with medication monitoring

Our Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Prescription Coverage
• Company Paid Life , AD&D and Disability Insurance
• Company match up to 4.5% for 401k.
• Generous PTO Plan, no wait period
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Unlimited employee referrals
• Paid holidays