Family Recovery Professional - Early Childhood Services (Missoula, MT)

Aware•Missoula, MT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

AWARE is hiring a Family Recovery Professional for its Early Childhood Services residential treatment setting in Missoula, Montana. The role provides direct care, supervision, and therapeutic support to pregnant and parenting women and their children from birth to age five. The professional helps maintain a safe, warm environment and supports residents’ progress toward treatment goals through trauma-informed, family-centered services delivered as part of a treatment team. The position focuses on substance use recovery and on helping mothers build daily living and parenting skills while maintaining stable recovery. The role establishes daily routines, supports childcare and household needs, plans and supervises activities, and coaches mother-child interactions. It also monitors children’s well-being, assists with client communications and, when assigned, medication distribution. The professional follows individual treatment plans and AWARE’s Unconditional Care Philosophy, documents services and progress in daily records and the electronic medical records system, and participates in required training and meetings. The position is full-time, daytime hours Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at $19.00 per hour.

Requirements

Ability to implement individual support plans under AWARE’s Unconditional Care Philosophy using trauma-informed behavioral techniques, interventions, and skill-building strategies.
Understanding of and respect for the emotional and behavioral needs of individuals with substance use disorders.
Knowledge of child development, behavior management, and related strategies.
Ability to maintain professional boundaries while providing empathetic care and services.
Basic computer literacy, including navigating and recording information in performance-based software and electronic medical records systems.
Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to collaborate, make and report accurate observations, learn supportive care methods, follow instructions, build trust, and promote empowerment.
Cultural sensitivity, problem-solving ability, and ability to follow treatment plans.
High school diploma or HSE.
Past employment experience.
Must have or be willing to obtain a valid Montana Driver’s License and have an acceptable driving record.
Must pass a criminal and protective services background check.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care, supervision, and therapeutic support to mothers and their children, ages birth to five, in a residential treatment setting.
Support residents’ progress toward treatment goals using trauma-informed, family-centered services as part of a treatment team.
Help mothers build daily living skills and engage in meaningful activities that support healthy parenting and stable recovery.
Establish structured daily routines, including meal preparation, household chores, and childcare needs.
Plan, participate in, and supervise community and group activities, including recreation, leisure, vocational, and educational activities.
Conduct regular client check-ins concerning coping, safety, and well-being.
Coach mothers, in tandem with the Children’s Program Coordinator, on child development, positive reinforcement, behavioral boundaries, and general health and safety practices.
Assist with childcare needs as indicated.
Oversee and coach mother-child interactions during daily routines, meals, and free time to foster healthy attachment and address relational stressors.
Monitor children’s well-being in the treatment home.
Assist with client phone calls and visitors.
Assist with medication distribution when assigned.
Maintain a safe and clean environment through routine cleaning.
Implement and follow individual Treatment Plans and AWARE’s Unconditional Care Philosophy.
Use H.E.L.P., including therapeutic holds, when a resident is determined to be a danger to self or others; provide basic First Aid and/or CPR when needed.
Attend and participate in mandatory training, in-services, staff meetings, and assigned Corporate Committees.
Complete timely and precise daily logs, case narratives, and progress notes, including records of adult and child milestones and parent-child interactions.
Use and accurately record data in AWARE, Inc.’s Electronic Medical Records System as assigned, outlined, and trained.