Residential Treatment Technician - New Start

Position Summary

Residential Treatment Technicians at our inpatient addiction recovery facility for pregnant and parenting women play a critical role in supporting New Start residents on their journey through recovery. This position involves providing modeling and support to the residents and their children as they complete the program, ensuring they are guided with empathy and understanding.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Provide supervision to ensure safety and well-being of all residents at New Start, including the children residing at New Start when appropriate.
• Participate in activities, while assisting residents in achieving privileges and approving of privileges and requests, as appropriate.
• Aid residents as needed during meal preparation ensuring proper nutritional needs are met.
• Provide effective role modeling for residents and their children to encourage healthy lifestyles.
• Support residents in achieving their goals.
• Administer medications to residents as appropriate.
• Transport residents to appointments as needed using a company vehicle.
• Supervise and engage in age-appropriate activities with children while their mothers attend scheduled groups and counselor/therapist sessions.
• Support residents to resolve conflicts, plan ahead, and make decisions.
• Perform job responsibilities professionally, consistent with the agency’s code of ethics.

Implementation Of Therapeutic & Preventative Skills

• Set limits utilizing positive reinforcement to strengthen/promote positive behaviors and discourage problem behaviors.
• Encourage positive behaviors of residents and their children.
• Aid residents in resolving conflicts, planning ahead, and making decisions.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• No experience needed, training will be provided.
• Skills: Effective communication and problem-solving skills are necessary. A calm demeanor and ability to de-escalate situations are also required. Being a positive role model is essential.

Skills & Abilities

• Valid driver’s license required if providing transportation services.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, manually manipulate, reach outward and above shoulders, speak, climb, crawl, squat, kneel, and bend on a daily basis.
• Capability to lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 lbs on a daily basis.