Recovery Treatment Assistant (RTA) Lead

Position Description:

Lead. Mentor. Support recovery every day.

Are you passionate about behavioral health and ready to take the next step in your career? Join our team as a Lead Recovery Treatment Assistant (LRTA), where you’ll serve as a mentor, trainer, and real-time resource for Recovery Treatment Assistants (RTAs). In this role, you’ll help guide the therapeutic milieu, support team development, and ensure individuals served receive compassionate, structured care in a safe environment.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while supporting both individuals served and the staff who care for them.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a mentor and trainer for RTAs, providing real-time guidance and in-milieu support.

• Promote the culture, values, and professional standards of the organization.
• Support the therapeutic environment by engaging with individuals served and assisting with daily activities.
• Assist licensed nursing staff with direct services including health data collection, education, and support.
• Conduct and document behavioral health observations, including face checks and assigned 1:1 monitoring.
• Participate in multidisciplinary communication such as rounds, shift updates, and incident debriefings.
• Help coordinate and facilitate unit programming, recreation, and engagement activities.
• Ensure completion of unit schedules, assignments, and inventories to meet program needs.
• Provide coaching and in-vivo training to RTAs on milieu interventions and best practices.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and structured environment that supports recovery.
• Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner.

What We’re Looking For

Education

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent (Required)

• Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred)

Experience

• Six (6) months working in a behavioral health facility (Required)

• Previous experience as a Recovery Treatment Assistant (RTA) or Mental Health Technician (MHT) (Preferred)

Licenses / Certifications
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Medical Assistant, or Human Services Certificate (Preferred)

Why Join Us?

As a Lead Recovery Treatment Assistant, you’ll have the opportunity to guide and support your peers while helping individuals served move forward in their recovery. You’ll work in a collaborative environment where your leadership, mentorship, and compassion directly contribute to meaningful outcomes.

We offer a mission-driven workplace, opportunities for professional growth, and the ability to make a difference every day.

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including:

• DailyPay
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Pet insurance
• Discount and reward programs for Theme Parks & Attractions, Hotels, Rental Cars, Water Parks, Virtual Events & Shows, Movie Tickets, Gift Cards, and more.

• Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

You Matter

From top to bottom, we are a company of caregivers. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone at Recovery Solutions, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day our team has the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those of you whose calling it is to serve others, this is your moment. Your chance to join our family and be a part of our mission to care for those desperately in need, and to do your part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.