Recovery Assistant II

This position serves as a shift leader and monitors the safety of and provides support to clients in a residential drug and alcohol treatment center. The work schedule will be Monday thru Friday, 3:00pm - 11:30pm.

STARTING HOURLY

$17.26 Current SAS and/or experience working in a residential treatment setting preferred. Continuation of employment in this position is contingent upon availability of funding from service, program and agency earnings.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED - APPLICATION REVIEW BEGINS IMMEDIATELY

Duties include but are not limited to: Taking a lead role in responding to situations that occur on the unit; Re-deploying RA staff on shifts to best meet the needs of the milieu; Observing patients, listening to their concerns, recording your observations; Excellent customer services skills; Assisting agency medical and nursing staff; Taking patient vital signs; Transporting patients to and from various destinations in a 15-person passenger van; De-escalating situations; Maintaining a safe and secure treatment environment through completion of room and belonging searches, safety inspections, and reporting of safety issues should they arise; Role model pro-social attitudes and behaviors to the patient population; Assisting patients in maintaining their activities of daily living (eating, hygiene, maintaining a clean living space, etc.); Orienting new patients to the treatment milieu; Working collegially with the nursing, medial and clinical staffs. Chosen candidates will be required to work at least 50% of monthly weekends. Holidays are rotated. High School Diploma/GED; Must obtain a Substance Abuse Specialist (SAS) certification within 3 years of hire; Will be expected to obtain and maintain CPR certification; A valid SC Driver's license; Copy of

SC DMV 10

year driving record that includes no suspensions during that time; Basic computer skills.