Description

Ascend partners with Highland Rivers Behavioral Health, Georgia’s largest Community Service Board (CSB), to staff clinical and non-clinical jobs in behavioral health. Being part of our team and working in a CSB means you’re helping individuals and families otherwise unable to access treatment from private providers to address healthcare challenges associated with mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases. You’ll be working with purpose to make a difference in the lives of people who need you most. Each of our jobs will work within a State Community Service Board facility.

The Residential Care Technician will have the following responsibilities:

Working in a residential setting to assist with daily living activities, monitoring, and providing support to individuals residing in a 24/7 residential trauma-responsive substance abuse treatment facility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of individuals, with respect to appropriate therapeutic boundaries.

Prepares and maintains records of individuals’ progress and services delivered, reporting changes in condition to manager or supervisor

Facilitates life skills groups, including education on personal hygiene, nutrition, money management, and interpersonal skills.

Provides structured activities that promote socialization, recovery, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills.

Monitors completion of urinalysis drug screens, and self-administration of medication in accordance with agency policies and procedures, to encourage accountability

Provides transportation for individuals to appointments and activities in the community

Intervenes, stabilizes and manages acute crisis situations as needed.

Assist in providing additional coverage during increased census/acuity and emergencies

Other responsibilities and tasks as assigned.

Ascend Community Staffing Partners, LLC does not discriminate with regard to employment, compensation, place of work, or promotion because of race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, age or national origin.

English-Spanish bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

Education – High School Diploma/GED required.

Experience – Minimum one (1) year providing social or direct care services to individuals with addictive disease in a human service setting OR Associate degree in a related field.

Education – Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Computer skills, Organizational and teaching skills, ability to work with minimal supervision

Must be able to pass an intensive criminal background investigation

Pre-Employment and random drug screening

Have an acceptable motor vehicle report