Residential Specialist

Evergreen Recovery Centers•Everett, WA

11h•$0 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Specialist provides supervision and health and safety support to residents in a residential treatment program for pregnant and parenting women with children. Working as part of a paraprofessional team and in collaboration with Peer Counselors, the Specialist helps maintain a therapeutically sound clinical environment and supports residents as they develop skills in early treatment and recovery. The role serves residents with substance use disorders and often co-occurring mental health disorders who are engaged in intensive, long-term residential treatment. The position includes monitoring residents and children, coordinating and providing transportation, documenting resident activities and incidents, supporting medication self-administration as assigned, enforcing house rules in a trauma-informed manner, and completing required training and meetings. Employment is conditional on a Washington State Patrol criminal background check, passing a pre-employment drug test, and agreement to workplace drug-free policies. CPR and First Aid certification is required or must be obtained, and a TB test or screen is required at employment.

Requirements

Demonstrate personal stability, maturity, strong boundaries, and a desire to learn and grow personally and professionally.
Have some understanding of alcoholism and drug addiction, treatment, and recovery supports.
Maintain a valid Washington State Driver’s License, an acceptable driving record, and the ability to operate a company vehicle without restriction.
Have or obtain CPR and First Aid certification.
Complete a Washington State Patrol criminal background check, pass a pre-employment drug test, and agree to the agency’s drug-free workplace policies.
Complete a TB test or screen at employment.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and compassion and empathy while maintaining professional boundaries and modeling appropriate interpersonal behavior.
Have reliable attendance and be able to work assigned evening and weekend hours, some holidays, and during snow, ice, and other inclement weather.
Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to assist residents with high needs, including those experiencing post-acute withdrawal or taking medications for opioid use disorder.
Interact professionally with residents, visitors, agency staff, and community agency representatives.
Have basic computer and keyboarding ability.
Maintain confidentiality in accordance with applicable laws and agency policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Experience with electronic patient records.

Responsibilities

Provide professional, affirming care and oversight for residents at the facility or an assigned section, and complete shift reports for supervisors and clinical staff.
Record resident illnesses, including the nature of the illness, actions taken, date and time, and temperature if taken.
Coordinate residents’ transportation to appointments, community meetings, and medical appointments; transport residents as needed using only company vehicles.
Ensure property and resident safety.
Monitor by video that children are sleeping in assigned beds, cribs, or bassinets; make personal rounds of resident rooms at least twice between 5 PM and midnight and hourly between midnight and 6 AM, recording observations in the communications log.
Monitor mother-baby co-sleeping arrangements as outlined in a sleep contract or arrangement and report accordingly before shift end.
Make appropriate entries in communication logs and shift reports regarding resident activities, incidents, and accidents.
Complete incident reports as required by organization policy.
Oversee and sign off on resident housekeeping duties.
Immediately report to clinical staff residents who leave or intend to leave without prior approval.
Search residents’ belongings when they return from outside appointments or passes, and search children’s belongings when they are dropped off for visitations.
Monitor residents’ self-administration of medication as assigned and document it in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
Enforce house rules in accordance with training and policies and procedures reflecting trauma-informed service delivery.
Maintain a professional demeanor and reinforce positive behavior change consistent with the program’s trauma-informed care philosophy.
Complete required organizational training in a timely manner.
Attend staff meetings as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or designee.