One of Georgia’s largest behavioral healthcare providers, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides compassionate, professional treatment and recovery services to adults, children, families and veterans affected by mental health issues, substance abuse and addiction, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our purpose is to help every individual recover and live independent, successful and fulfilling lives

The Recovery In Motion (RIM/ NEW START) Residential Care Technician performs direct care services to promote, encourage, and ensure efficient operation of the RIM/ NEW START program, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of program participants. Seeking to contribute to the success of the RIM/ NEW START program, as well as the agency as a whole, the Residential Care Technician successfully carries out daily tasks including assisting with daily living activities, monitoring of program participants’ progress, and facilitation of life skills groups, through acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Residents of these programs are in recovery from Addictive Disease and/or Dual Diagnoses

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with daily living activities, monitoring, and providing support to individuals residing in a 24/7 semi-independent residential substance abuse treatment facility to ensure the safety and wellbeing during recovery.
• 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, breathalyzers, 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.
• Performs light housekeeping duties, such as cleaning the program office and inspection of facilities in accordance with environment of care regulations.
• Ensures and provides high quality, compassionate, and ethical delivery of services to improve program and organizational performance.
• Other responsibilities and tasks as assigned.

• Education – High School Diploma/GED required.
• Licensure/Certification – N/A
• Experience - Minimum One (1) year of direct care service for individuals in human services setting and experience with electronic documentation.
• Other – Criminal background check clearance, official academic transcripts, valid driver’s license/ID, drug screen, TB test, eligible 7yr MVR.
• Bi-lingual abilities a plus

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health does not discriminate with regard to employment, genetic information, compensation, place of work, or promotion because of race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age or national origin.