Statement of Purpose: The following position is designed for a gifted and passionate substance use/ mental health worker looking for a place to truly call home. A Friends Place is a non-traditional environment for both staff and clients - a place for workers to be courageously vulnerable, creating a compassionate, safe, authentic community. In this environment, clients will not only receive highly skilled, compassionate, non-judgmental care, they will witness a community of workers who strive to live wholeheartedly - embracing and celebrating the mud that has brought us to the place of healing.

"Just as the lotus needs muddy water to live, the pain of the world can inspire compassionate and effective action. The imperfect is our paradise." - Wallace Stevens

"You may have a lot of knowledge, information, about the fact, but the actual fact is entirely different. Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery." J. Krishnamurti

Individuals in recovery are encouraged to apply. Cover letter strongly recommended.

Overview: A Friends Place is a private, compassion-based Sober Living. We offer our clients the opportunity to experience a level of understanding and heart-felt care that, combined with evidence-based practice, provides a wholly unique experience. Our approach aims to educate, heal and empower those suffering. As an owner operated facility, our team is dedicated to living lives of authenticity, service and community aimed at inviting clarity, softening hearts, and reawakening the minds of our clients. While accountability and responsibility are the cornerstones of our approach, a Friend's Place is a shame-free company. As people who have overcome our own adversities, we recognize the value of the confusion and pain that so often drives compulsive or harmful behaviors. Every member of our team is a shining example of the beauty that comes from the suffering. Through our combined experience, both professional and personal, we believe that it is vital for treatment providers to assist their patients in building an accepting, compassionate and forgiving relationship with themselves.

Behavioral Health Assistant responsibilities include:

• Interacts with clients in a compassionate and caring manner.
• Acts as a guide for incoming clients, introducing them to A Friend's Place.
• Urine Analysis, Medication Coordination, and Client supervision as well as coordinating client activities, day to day experiences.
• Maintains documentation as per facility regulations and procedures.
• Responds with compassion to emergent needs of clients.

Requirements

• A deep commitment to ethical behavior and a respect for the policies designed to uphold the company's integrity.
• An understanding of compassion-based psychotherapy and openness to eastern philosophy.

Preferences

• Well versed in eastern philosophy with a passion for the value of meditation and physical movement.
• Ability to invite the client to experience life as it is without judgment, and to find the freedom and peace that this provides.
• Familiarity with the likes of Pema Chodron, Alan Watts, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Krishnamurti, Thich Nhat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle, and Brene Brown, Tara Brach.
• An outstanding communicator who can guide the treatment experience with compassion, a curious mind and open heart.

Salary range: $35,000-55,000/year depending on skills and experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Will vary. Daytime and evening/ overnight

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Princeton, NJ 08540: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person