Recovery Support Specialist

Recovery Support Specialist

Renewal Falls Recovery Center

Location:

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Employment Type:

Full-Time | Hourly

Schedule:

Day, and Night Shift Opportunities Available

At Renewal Falls Recovery Center, we believe recovery is possible — and that the right team can help change the trajectory of a person’s life.

We are seeking compassionate, dependable Recovery Support Specialists to join our residential behavioral health team in Cedar Falls. BHTs are an essential part of the treatment environment, providing day-to-day support, supervision, encouragement, and structure to individuals receiving treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.

This is more than a monitoring role. You will help create the safe, respectful, recovery-focused environment that allows people to begin rebuilding their lives.

Renewal Falls Recovery Center provides person-centered behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment in a structured residential setting.

• Compassionate, trauma-informed care
• Safety and accountability
• Individualized treatment
• Multiple pathways to recovery
• Strong professional boundaries
• Team-based, interdisciplinary care
• Respect for every individual we serve

You will join a growing organization committed to expanding access to high-quality behavioral health and addiction treatment.

• Meaningful work with a direct impact on patients and families
• A supportive, mission-driven team environment
• Structured onboarding and training
• Opportunities for professional growth
  
  Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunities to build a career in behavioral health and addiction treatment

As a Recovery Support Specialist, you will work closely with clinical, medical, and recovery-support staff to maintain a safe, therapeutic residential environment.

• Provide direct supervision, support, and encouragement to patients throughout the treatment day.
• Maintain a safe, structured, respectful, and recovery-focused environment.
• Conduct required patient observations and safety rounds accurately and on schedule.
• Document observations, patient behaviors, incidents, and other required information accurately and timely.
• Assist patients with daily routines, schedules, activities, meals, and program expectations.
• Support patient participation in treatment programming, recovery activities, and community meetings.
• Reinforce healthy coping skills, personal responsibility, appropriate boundaries, and recovery-oriented behaviors.
• Recognize changes in patient behavior, mood, physical condition, or safety risk and promptly communicate concerns to appropriate clinical or medical staff.
• Assist with admissions, discharges, room assignments, patient belongings, and orientation to the facility as assigned.
• Complete searches, safety checks, and other monitoring activities in accordance with facility policy.
• Support de-escalation and crisis-prevention efforts using approved techniques.
• Respond appropriately during medical, behavioral, or facility emergencies.
• Maintain professional boundaries with current and former patients at all times.
• Protect patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and organizational policy.
• Participate in shift reports, team meetings, training, and competency requirements.
• Maintain accurate communication with incoming and outgoing staff to promote continuity of care.
• Assist with maintaining clean, organized, and safe patient areas.
• Follow all facility policies, procedures, infection-control practices, safety…