Job function of the Residential Assistant:

• Provide 24 hours, 7 days a week support and monitoring of mothers and children (shift work)
• Support in recognizing cravings, urges, triggers and provide skill building including relapse prevention planning
• Prevent and assist with crisis situations; help reduce the potential for relapse
• Engagement and coordination with integrated Sober Living team members for continuity of care
• Assist in care planning
• Life skill education and practice
• Provide parental support and education

Job Expectations

Communication Requirements

• Communicates programmatic or job-related concerns to supervisor and makes suggestions for improvement in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Communicates any performance concerns or training needs to supervisor in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Conducts self in a professional manner that positively reflects the agency culture.
• Demonstrates competent written and verbal communication with referral sources and external customers.
• Is attentive and responsive to residents needs in a helpful, supportive and timely manner.
• Works collaboratively with co-workers and agency staff to effectively communicate and problem solve.

Supervision Requirements

• Meets with supervisor in accordance with program and licensing requirements.
• Utilizes supervision effectively to address client related issues.
• Utilizes supervision effectively to address performance issues and concerns.
• Utilizes supervision effectively to explore professional development and training needs.

Program Quality Requirements

• Meets obligations of program (contractual, licensing, Medicaid, etc.).
• Follows program policies and procedures and encourages same in others.
• Educates self on issues impacting the program population.
• Completes and submits accurate written reports and documentation per established guidelines.
• Ensures quality and accuracy of written and verbal communications.
• Attends agency and program meetings and trainings within established time frames.
• Plays an active role in meetings and trainings designed to enhance agency and program operations.

Client Interaction Requirements

• Provides culturally competent service delivery.
• Upholds ethical standards in accordance with Social Work Code of Ethics.
• Effectively engages all client populations.
• Continually assesses residents' needs.
• Provides appropriate intervention strategies and adjusts services accordingly.

Necessary Skills and Abilities

• Must demonstrate initiative, creativity, be dependable, reliable and work well independently.
• Must be able to exercise independent thinking and good judgment under all circumstances.
• Must be able to analyze work, set goals, develop plans and utilize time effectively and efficiently.
• Must regularly be able to see, speak and hear. Frequently required to stand, sit, walk, bend, use hands and arms and must occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
• Must be sensitive, flexible and responsive to gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, age, sexual orientation or any other special needs as reflected in the ability to communicate with staff and/or residents.
• Assume an active role in agency events.
• Ability to utilize crisis prevention intervention techniques
• Understand and application of the Stages of Change addiction model
• Motivational interviewing techniques
• Human Rights
• Maintenance of resident records in accordance with all regulatory standards and policies/procedures
• Assist in creation and update of person-centered care plans
• Healthy boundaries and limit setting
• Relapse prevention planning
• Conflict resolution
• Professional communication and documentation
• Strong computer literacy including use of an electronic health record, email, Internet and Office products
• Manage workload of continuously changing activities
• Use critical thinking and make sound decisions
• Maintain organization complete tasks on time
• Communicate professionally verbally and in writing
  

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree Required

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with substance abuse treatment and understanding the brain disease of addiction

Two (2) or more years clinical experience

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