What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential Care Technician (Residential Highland Recovery Center position at Highland Rivers Community Service Board?
There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!
Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.
Job Summary: The Residential Care Technician assists with daily living activities in a voluntary residential recovery facility for men, located in Pickens County.
Highland Rivers is currently seeking a night shift Residential Care Technician!
Shifts:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
- 9:00 pm to 7:00 am
Are you ready to make a Difference?
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Observes and monitors client’s behavior and charts observations and incidents.
- Assist in training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills.
- Provide guidance, motivation and encouragement needed to promote recovery.
- Oversee self-administering of medication.
- Assist in obtaining GED's, resume building, job placement and may transport consumers to and from part time jobs.
- Serve as mentors and assist in group and outing activities.
- Assisting in knowledge of substance misuse and of problems encountered by chemically dependent individuals; basic understanding of behavior management.
- Assist with daily living activities for residents.
- Provides training on basic social skills, simple academics or work skills to individuals.
- May assist with meal preparation, ensuring or encouraging client group activity.
- May provide transportation.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
- Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
- Retirement Plan with employer matching
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
- 10 paid holidays
- 1 personal day
- Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
- NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
- Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Gender specific program requires male staff.
- Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations, manages aggressive behavior, and use non-violent crisis intervention and behavioral management techniques.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- At least one year’s experience working in mental health or substance use disorder field preferred.
- Bilingual abilities a plus
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.
Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.
