Recovery Technician Women's House
About The Position
Wellspring Women's House is seeking Recovery Technicians to work weekends and/or overnights in our adult women's residential programs in Bangor. This is a great opportunity for those who would like to work with adults recovering from addiction and substance use disorder. Overnight shifts allow you to sleep! Wellspring offers great team support, generous benefits, and time off - and the chance to make a real difference for someone in recovery. Recovery Technicians positively influence clients in our recovery programs and make a real difference in their recovery journey. The key component of this position is milieu management. This encompasses seeing to the safety, security, and supervision of our clients within the milieu during overnights, weekends and on holidays. Pro-social engagement with clients and positive role modeling are key components of this position. Someone ingrained with a strong sense of responsibility and a deep empathy for those struggling with substance use disorder is a great fit for this position.
Requirements
- Minimum of High School Diploma or GED required.
- Prior experience working in a residential setting preferred.
- A genuine desire to work in a service capacity to support individuals who are receiving residential treatment for Substance Use Disorder.
- Employees are expected to be prepared with reliable transportation and caregiver coverage to report to regularly scheduled shifts including during inclement weather.
- Completed, or will complete, certification for CPR and Basic First Aid training by Wellspring or another recognized authority within 30 days of hire.
- Completed, or will complete, 40 hours of orientation training as required by State Licensing and MaineCare before working independently.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Recovery Coach, Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) or Personal Support Specialist (PSS) are desirable.
Responsibilities
- Monitors the program during assigned shifts, assessing the safety needs of residents and implementing agency procedures in the event of a crisis or an emergency.
- Acts as a positive role model, providing clients with guidance and support during non-treatment hours.
- Monitors the distribution of medications in accordance with agency and Maine state regulations during non-treatment hours.
- Coordinate the safety, security and supervision of the clients and the facility outside of treatment hours.
- Implement agency safety policies in case of emergencies, such as medical or fire and contact the on call supervisor during emergencies in the absence of a counselor, or Program Director.
- Interact with clients in a manner demonstrating democracy and emotional intelligence and assist with problem solving in daily living activities.
- Answer the program business telephone according to federal and state confidentiality laws and program policies.
- Protect client confidentiality at all times according to 42 CFR Part 2 and agency program policies within and outside the program.
- Report to work promptly at assigned time.
- Provide holiday, weekend, evening and overnight coverage as scheduled.
- Attend and actively participate in supervision sessions.
- Monitor the distribution of medications in accordance with established policies.
- Record all rule infractions or any other pertinent information into the program log. Pass on a verbal report and keys to the next counselor at change of shifts.
- Filing records
- Medication audits
- Complete safety checklist and fire drills monthly
- Collect observed drug screens
- Transport clients to early morning appointments
Benefits
- great team support
- generous benefits
- time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
