Residential Aide - Healing Center - 3 pm to 11:30 pm

Job Overview

The Residential Aide provides direct, supportive care to adult clients living at the Healing Center, a residential treatment program for Native Americans with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. This position supports daily operations of the facility, ensures client safety, and helps maintain a structured, respectful, and culturally supportive environment. Residential Aides serve as positive role models and assist with daily routines, transportation, crisis response, and communication with clinical and cultural staff. Aides play a key role in promoting healing, wellness, and community among residents.

Job Requirements

• Experience working in residential, behavioral health, or similar human services setting preferred.
• Ability to maintain healthy professional boundaries and respond calmly to crises.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Respect for and interest in Dakota culture, language, and healing practices.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Must pass a criminal background check and drug screening.
• Must maintain client confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and insurability under motorpool policy required.
• Able to work evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support residents throughout the facility, ensuring physical and emotional safety at all times.
• Provide supervision during daily routines, mealtimes, groups, free time, and offsite programming as needed.
• Assist with room checks, head counts, wellness checks, and documentation of client behaviors or incidents.
• Support new admissions by orienting clients to the facility and assisting with belongings and room setup.
• Transport clients in motorpool vehicles to appointments, outings, or cultural programming as assigned.
• Administer drug/alcohol screening tests according to protocol and document results accurately.
• Administer medications according to protocol and document accurately.
• Maintain cleanliness and order in common areas and client living spaces, support clients in daily chores.
• Assist with conflict de-escalation and reinforce treatment goals and program rules with empathy and consistency.
• Participate in shift handoffs including documenting shift notes.
• Promote a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally respectful environment for all residents.
• Work in partnership with cultural staff to support traditional activities, talking circles, and ceremonies.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the Healing Center’s operations and mission.

Qualifications

• Must pass a criminal background check and drug screening.
• Must maintain client confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and insurability under motorpool policy required.
• Able to work evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities
• Generous benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more
• Perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement