Behavioral Heath Technician​/Recovery Specialist

$2,000 (Distributed in 4 parts: $500 after 30 days, $500 after 90 days, $500 after 150 days, and $500 after 210 days of employment) The bilingual bonus applies to client-facing positions and will be awarded upon successful completion of the language test.

Behavioral Health Technician/Recovering Specialist

Gateway Medical Sobering
- Albuquerque, New Mexico

Horizon Services, Inc. (HSI) is a nonprofit established in 1974 that offers addiction treatment with the goal of reducing substance use and mental health related challenges for people from all walks of life, including those from some of the most disenfranchised and marginalized communities. We practice our values of Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Compassion to provide youth prevention, youth and adult outpatient, sobering programs, withdrawal management, and co-occurring capable residential programs to support the well-being of women, men, youth, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC clients to live healthy, fulfilling and constructive lives.

HSI is an inclusive workplace and a learning community where our collective experiences enrich each other’s growth.

The Behavioral Health Technician/Recovery Specialist I, II, III position is a key position in carrying out daily activities and establishing connections with program participants at the Sobering Center. The position is central to monitoring and maintaining organization, structure, and safety for all staff, clients, and community members arriving and or residing at the Sobering Center.

In this role, you’ll make a difference in the lives of people with substance abuse challenges, and often with co-occurring conditions. You’ll use and grow your skills in compassionate care, crisis intervention and de-escalation, in a supportive and inclusive work environment. You’ll have the opportunity provide our community with substance abuse treatment to help people who are just discovering possibilities in their journey, going from a place of hopelessness to a place where they are valued and have the potential for a better life.

• Monitor and observe Sobering Center client behavior and activity to ensure clients are safe, accounted for and stable.
• Must work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team at the Sobering Center
• Create and maintain a safe, welcoming environment for all clients at all times.
• Maintain facility cleanliness and organization daily. Primarily peer roles for those with lived experience.
• Understand best practices of the helping profession, including self-disclosure, professional boundaries, and ethics.
• Trained in crisis de-escalation.
• Responsible for client rounding using RFID monitoring technology.
• Ensure clients are safely stabilizing during observation rounds.
• Conduct screenings for participant needs and readiness for change.
• Provide recommendations for referrals based on assessment needs.
• Conduct screenings and assessments, having relevant registrations or certifications.
• Coordinate the administration of the VI-SPDAT assessment.
• Monitor and observe Sobering Center client behavior and activity to ensure clients are safe, accounted for and stable.
• Provide assistance with transportation and emergency response.

• Client Focus – Gains insight into client needs, quickly establishes rapport and relationships using evidence based practices, provides compassionate and empathic client care to all program participants
• Problem Solving – uses logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective
• solutions…looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answer.
• Being Resilient- Rebounds from setbacks faced…