Recovery Assistant - Night Shift

Overview

This position monitors the safety of and provides support to clients in a residential drug and alcohol treatment center during the night shift. Weekend and holiday shifts are also required.

Starting hourly: $17.00

Chosen candidates will be required to work at least 50% of monthly weekends. Holidays are rotated.

Continuation of employment in this position is contingent upon availability of funding from service, program and agency earnings.

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• Observing patients, listening to their concerns, recording observations
• Excellent customer service skills
• Assisting agency medical and nursing staff
• Taking patient vital signs
• Transporting patients to and from various destinations in a 15-person passenger van
• De-escalating situations
• Maintaining a safe and secure treatment environment through completion of room and belongings searches, safety inspections, and reporting safety issues as they arise
• Role model pro-social attitudes and behaviors to the patient population
• Assisting patients in maintaining activities of daily living (eating, hygiene, maintaining a clean living space, etc.)
• Orienting new patients to the treatment milieu
• Working collegially with the nursing, medical and clinical staff

• High School Diploma / GED
• Must obtain a Substance Abuse Specialist (SAS) certification within 3 years of hire
• Expected to obtain and maintain CPR certification
• A valid SC Driver’s license
• Copy of SC DMV 10 year driving record that includes no suspensions during that time
• Basic computer skills

Current SAS and/or experience working in a residential treatment setting preferred.