Family Recovery Professional (Part-Time) - Early Childhood Services

Aware Inc.•Missoula, MT

7h•Onsite

About The Position

AWARE is hiring a part-time Family Recovery Professional in Missoula, Montana, for a weekend daytime shift from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The role provides direct care, supervision, and therapeutic support to pregnant and parenting women and their children from birth to age five in a residential treatment setting. The position helps maintain a safe, warm environment and supports residents’ progress toward treatment goals. Working as part of a treatment team, the Family Recovery Professional delivers trauma-informed, family-centered services that address residents’ physical, developmental, and emotional needs. The role supports women navigating recovery from substance use disorders by recognizing and building on their strengths, developing daily-living skills, and encouraging meaningful activities that support healthy parenting and stable recovery. The position works under the direct supervision of the designated supervisor.

Requirements

High School Diploma or HSE.
Past employment experience.
Ability to implement individual support plans under AWARE, Inc.’s Unconditional Care Philosophy, using trauma-informed behavioral techniques, interventions, and skill-building strategies while understanding and honoring the needs of people 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 with a team, 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.
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

Establish structured daily routines, including meal preparation, housing chores, and childcare needs, while fostering a safe and comfortable environment.
Plan, participate in, and supervise adults and children during community and group activities, including recreation, leisure, vocational, and educational activities that support skill-building and coping mechanisms.
Conduct regular client check-ins regarding coping, safety, and well-being.
Provide direct coaching, in coordination 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.
Assist with the medication distribution program when assigned.
Maintain a safe and clean environment through routine cleaning.
Implement and follow individual Treatment Plans in accordance with 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 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.
Collaborate with team members to support the substance abuse recovery of pregnant and parenting women and their children.