Pool Residential Counselor, Adult Recovery

Pool Residential Counselor, Adult Recovery

Job Category: Clinical

Requisition Number: CONDI
001884

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• Posted :
  October 29, 2025
• Part-Time
• On-site

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Adult SUD Residential Rec
421 Zang St.
Lakewood, CO 80215, USA

Adult SUD Residential Rec
421 Zang St.
Lakewood, CO 80215, USA

• Pay or shift range: $26 USD to $36 USD
  Jefferson Center pay is determined by various factors including education level, licensure level, years of relative experience, and internal equity amongst current staff.

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

The Residential Counselor at Adult Residential Recovery provides milieu management, psychoeducation groups and ensures safety of individuals in a substance use residential and inpatient program. This is an on call (as needed) position that does not include benefits.

• Provides milieu management, guidance, safety, stability, and direction to clients in early recovery from a trauma-informed lens.
• Maintains acceptable attendance and punctuality and is consistently at work on time.
• Interacts with client population to provide guidance, safety, stability, and direction including de‑escalating potentially dangerous situations.
• Performs accurate and timely documentation at all times, including but not limited to admissions, shift notes, Per Diem notes, discharges, inventories and screening of clients’ personal belongings, individual and group sessions, Medication Occurrences (MOR), and Adverse Incident Reports (AIR).
• Monitors and documents client’s vital signs, physical condition and behavior, as needed. Must be able to administer blood pressure assessments, utilizing blood pressure cuffs, when Nurse is not available.
• Assists with the planning, conducting and supervision of patient activities, including community meetings, groups, external meetings on‑site, family/friend visitation, recreational activities, and life skills.
• Monitors Breath Alcohol (BA) tests as needed and document appropriately.
• Administers medications to clients per QMAP standards.
• Assist in conducting Random Urine Drug Testing.
• Facilitate or co‑facilitate psychoeducation groups.
• Assists team in the coordination of treatment referrals for clients motivated to seek on‑going treatment following discharge.
• Assign and monitor clients completing residential unit chores, including main areas, hallways, bedrooms and bathrooms.
• Collaborate with kitchen staff regarding meals and snacks.
• Practices OSHA safety standards and disposes of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards.
• May assist in transporting admitted clients to hospitals, aftercare or other approved services as directed by the Shift Coordinator or Program Coordinator. Individual may be exposed adverse weather conditions during loading and unloading passengers.
• Effectively responds to the client’s needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, timely response to phone calls, email and other requests.
• Adheres to all Jefferson Center Policies and Procedures.

Other Duties (Productivity Performance Measures, Professional Growth/Development, Relationships/Communication):

• Ensures Adverse Incident Reporting (AIR) procedures are followed during shift.
• Attends mandatory in‑services, staff meetings, clinical supervision, and online training as required.
• Participates in supervision by coming prepared with an agenda. Reports high‑risk/problem cases using a problem‑solving approach as well as feedback.
• Participates in and promotes a positive, supportive, cooperative team environment.
• Participates in staff development activities that enhance professional growth.
• Have an understanding of how trauma impacts the lives of the people being served, so that every interaction is consistent with the recovery process and reduces the possibility of re‑traumatization.
• Participates in the Center’s training/educational…