Monitor the activities of residents after regular program hours.Respond to emergencies and conducts crisis interventions. Completes appropriate documentation and works with staff to facilitate treatment and identify resident issues. Accompany and supervise residents during morning or afternoon meals. Quality assurance and clerical duties.

Roles and Responsibilities 

~Must be able to communicate effectively with a variety of personalities and be comfortable embracing the agency’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative and the principles of Cultural Humility.

• Maintain good attendance record, including timely notification if unable to work shift
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervisions.
• Managing the program environment after regular program hours. (Shifts may include overnight or weekends.)
• The ability to recognize relapse behavior
• Documentation, i.e. Incident Reports and Log Book entries
• Good communication skills and the ability to interact productively with residents and staff
• Urinalysis
• Quality Assurance
• Clerical duties, i.e. photo copying and assembling charts, etc 
• Ability to drive clients as needed, pick up meals for the special needs clients and maintain good working relationships with the food service staff
• Perform comparable related duties as required by management
• Employee must be able to perform duties with what would be considered reasonable accommodation
• The ability to provide a TB Test or Chest X-Ray within 60 Days of start date

Requirements

Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years experience working with “hard to serve”, substance abuse and mental health clients, with at least one (1) year in a human service agency
• Translatable military experience and skills may be alternatively substituted

Qualification

• Maintain good attendance record, including timely notification if unable to work shift
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
• Must have reliable transportation and a clean driving record
• Ability to enter data into email and/or communication logs

Skills

• Ability to engage clients
• Crisis intervention de-escalation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to recognize relapse behavior
• Good written and verbal skills
• Listening skills
• Ability to be a team player

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement of Intent:

Swords to Plowshares is fully committed to the ongoing work of creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. For us, this is a process and not a destination. We embrace the principles of cultural humility to create spaces where all people feel welcome, heard, and valued.

We stand against injustice and discrimination of all kinds. This includes mistreatment based on race, age, color, veteran/military status, language, ethnic background, national origin, ancestry, ability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, other status protected by law, and the other qualities/traits that make you unique. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. 

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