GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES:

Paraprofessional is responsible for providing Psycho-Educational and supportive therapeutic interventions that are intended to meet the mental health, developmental disability, and/or substance abuse needs of clients with significant functional deficits or who because of negative environmental, medical or biological factors, are at risk of developing or increasing the magnitude of such functional deficits. This position is to be supervised by a Qualified Professional or an Associate Professional within the identified disability area.

The Assistant Manager manages assists the Facility Manager in operating the facility that houses women (and their children) recovering from substance abuse. This position is responsible for supporting and aiding the facility manager in areas such as managing non-clinical staff, facilitating daily program activities, participating in the treatment team and completing required paperwork in a neat and timely manner. This position requires abilities in shift scheduling, knowledge about family substance issues, and an understanding of addiction as a disease. Position characteristics also include the ability to interact in a professional manner with outside agencies, clients and staff. The ability to work independently and be on call for the facility is an important component of this position.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works directly with clients, parents or other caregivers (individually or groups) in a naturally occurring setting (home, school, etc.) on functional problems that occur in that setting. Focuses on assisting the client in preventing, overcoming or managing functional deficits in school, home or in assisting the primary caregiver in acquiring the skills needed to assist the client in all functional domains: vocational, educational, personal care, domestic, psychosocial, communication, problem solving, adaptive, etc.
• Educates and trains caregivers and others who have a legitimate role in addressing the needs identified in the service plan.
• Provides preventive, developmental and therapeutic interventions designed to direct client activities.
• Assists with client skill enhancement or acquisition, (coping skills, anger management skills, daily living skills, personal development skills, social support skills.)
• Support client ongoing treatment and functional gains.
• Support client as he/she transitions from one setting or level of care to another.
• Provides crisis prevention, intervention and management counseling.
• Enhances client communication, problem solving and anger management skills.
• Focuses on assisting clients in becoming connected to naturally occurring support systems and relationships in the community including developing and providing support for health and safety factors.
• Responsible for service coordination activities within the established person-centered plan.
• Responsible for receiving supervision from a Qualified Professional or Associate Professional.
• Responsible for providing input into the person-centered plan.
• Responsible for “first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to consumer experiencing a crisis.
• Responsible for crisis prevention, intervention and stabilization.
• Other duties as assigned.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as the assistant to the manager for the permanent and part time facility staff to include but not limited to shift scheduling.
• Complete required paperwork to facilitate the operation of the facility and to provide necessary data to RHCC/PCS
• Participate in clinical staff meetings as scheduled.
• As necessary, participate in screenings for admissions to the facility.
• As necessary, provide crisis intervention.
• As needed, teach daily living skills.
• Assist in coordinating the delivery of ongoing in –service trainings for employees.
• Maintain facility vehicles, monitor and assist in up keep of grounds, conduct weekly apartment inspections and provide transportation as needed.
• Oversee all daily operational issuers at the facility.
• Provide client transportation when necessary.
• Inspect facility grounds and apartments and report findings to Facility Manager/Program Director and Landlord.
• Collaborate with substance abuse staff and other members of the treatment team to provide effective quality substance abuse services.
• In absence of the Facility Manager, be able to perform duties of the Facility Manager.
• Participate in supervision as needed.
• Execute other duties as assigned to meet the goal of providing behavioral health care services.

SAFETY OFFICER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Survey the facility for any safety hazards daily.
• Report safety hazards to the Director of Facility Services.
• Conduct emergency drills (Fire and Tornado) monthly.
• Complete facility safety inspection checklist and submit to the Director of Facility Services monthly.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 18 years of age
• Knowledge of substance as disease, and knowledge of programs for women, their children and minorities.
• High School Diploma
• Experience in substance abuse residential services for women and their children.
• Professional communication skills in interacting with individuals and outside agencies and groups.
• Competency with basic computer skills.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Therapeutic Behavioral Management (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention –NCI)
• Blood-borne Pathogens
• CPR
• First Aid Certification
• Medication Administration
• Client Rights
• Crisis Management
• Multi-cultural and gender specific issues
• Issues of substance abuse and the process of recovery
• HIV/AIDS
• Incident Reporting
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Drug Screening
• Domestic Violence, sexual abuse, and sexual assault
• Confidentiality
• Developmentally appropriate child behavior management
• Symptoms of secondary complications to substance or drug addiction
• Signs and symptoms of pre-term labor
• Signs and symptoms of post partum complications
• Therapeutic Parenting skills
• Dynamics and needs of emotionally disturbed and substance abusing individuals and their children
• Pregnancy, delivery, and well child care
• Infant feeding, including breast feeding

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 12.00 per week

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person