SUD Residential Specialist, Napoleon

About the role

OhioGuidestone provides a complete continuum of responsive person-centered prevention services, mental health and substance use treatment, and wrap-around supports, serving the needs of over 50,000 people each year through telehealth and locations across Ohio. At OhioGuidestone, we believe a workforce comprised of employees from diverse backgrounds and communities and a culture of belonging makes us a better organization. Together, we continue to build a workplace that encourages, supports, and celebrates the varied voices of our employees. At OhioGuidestone, we believe recovery is possible! Because of this, we continue to extend services to our clients in recovery. Our Napoleon program has a need for a fulltime SUD Residential Specialist in our recovery housing environment for men. The goal of the recovery house is to provide clients with guidance on how to maintain stable, sober housing and how to live in a communal setting while providing crisis intervention and medication as necessary. This is a fulltime, 2nd shift position working Sunday-Thursday. CDCA strongly preferred!

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the values and guiding principles of OhioGuidestone every day, performing with the highest standards of excellence, integrity and ethics.
• Provide education to people served, family members of persons served and other staff regarding substance use treatment, symptom management, wellness, and health.
• Provide ongoing observation of persons served for mental illness or substance use and physical symptoms, as well as their response to treatment; communicate any changes to the treatment team to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided.
• Facilitate group activities focused on mental health or substance use needs to clients served.
• Provide direct supervision of clients to ensure safety and basic needs are met.
• Assist clients with management of behaviors and positive behavioral interventions.
• Ensure the safety of clients serviced and of unit by completing regular safety checks of clothing, belongings and physical environment.
• Achieve productivity goals as assigned.
• Perform duties in accordance with applicable professional ethics and standards and established OhioGuidestone policies.
• Comply with all state and federal laws regarding