Residential Treatment Support Specialist
About The Position
Role Overview: Residential Support Specialist In this role, you’ll be a key member of a treatment team working within a residential work-release program. Your primary mission is to support state inmates as they transition through substance abuse recovery and reintegrate into society. You’ll wear two hats: a clinical counselor providing therapy and life-planning, and ensuring the facility remains safe and accountable. What You’ll Be Doing Clinical Support: You’ll manage a caseload, conducting risk assessments and creating personalized service plans. This includes leading individual and group counseling sessions, lectures, and crisis interventions. Case Management: From initial intake to aftercare planning, you’ll maintain detailed electronic records, write progress reports, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to track resident growth. Security & Safety: To keep the environment safe, you’ll perform headcounts, conduct facility searches, monitor drug screenings (urinalysis), and manage entry/exit logs for visitors and residents. Compliance: You’ll ensure everything stays up to code with state regulations (NJAC, DOC, PREA) and report any contract violations immediately.
Requirements
- Hold a CADC or LCADC (or a similar licensed health professional certification).
- Comfortable with databases, spreadsheets, and client tracking software.
- Have a valid driver’s license, a registered vehicle, and can pass a comprehensive background check.
- Understand the complexities of addictive personalities and can maintain firm boundaries while showing genuine empathy.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload, conducting risk assessments and creating personalized service plans.
- Lead individual and group counseling sessions, lectures, and crisis interventions.
- Maintain detailed electronic records, write progress reports, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to track resident growth.
- Perform headcounts, conduct facility searches, monitor drug screenings (urinalysis), and manage entry/exit logs for visitors and residents.
- Ensure everything stays up to code with state regulations (NJAC, DOC, PREA) and report any contract violations immediately.
Benefits
- Full health insurance
- Paid time off
- 401k plan with company matching
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
