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

Aware•Missoula, MT

About The Position

AWARE is seeking a part-time Family Recovery Professional for its Early Childhood Services program in Missoula, Montana. The role provides direct care, supervision, and therapeutic support to pregnant and parenting women and their children, ages birth to five, in a residential treatment setting. The professional helps maintain a safe, warm, and clean environment and supports residents’ progress toward treatment goals through trauma-informed, family-centered services delivered as part of a treatment team. Working under the direct supervision of the designated supervisor, the Family Recovery Professional supports women navigating recovery from substance use disorders. The role focuses on recognizing and building individual strengths and daily-living skills, while empowering mothers to participate in meaningful activities that support healthy parenting and stable recovery. The position is part-time, with a weekend daytime shift from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and pays $20.00 per hour.

Requirements

Ability to implement individual support plans using AWARE, Inc.’s Unconditional Care Philosophy, 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.
Ability to collaborate as a team member, make accurate observations, report observations effectively, learn supportive care methods, follow instructions, build trust, and promote empowerment.
Cultural sensitivity and problem-solving ability.
Ability to follow treatment plans.
High School Diploma or HSE required.
Past employment experience required.
Must have or be willing to obtain a valid Montana Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
Must pass a criminal and protective services background check.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care, supervision, and therapeutic support to mothers and children ages birth to five in a residential treatment setting.
Collaborate with treatment team members to support recovery for pregnant and parenting women and meet the physical, developmental, and emotional needs of mothers and children.
Build clients’ strengths and daily-living skills and encourage activities that promote healthy parenting and stable recovery.
Establish structured daily routines, including meal preparation, housing chores, and childcare needs.
Plan, participate in, and supervise adults and children during community and group 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 schedules, meals, and free time to foster healthy attachment and address relational stressors.
Monitor children’s well-being within the treatment home.
Assist with client phone calls and visitors.
May 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 accurate daily logs, case narratives, and progress notes, including 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.