Residential Support Staff - Ernie Turner Center (Sign-On Bonus

COOK INLET TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC.

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The Residential Support Staff plays a vital role on a multidisciplinary care team, providing essential support to participants throughout their recovery journey in a residential treatment setting. This position focuses on facilitating skill development, offering direct support within the milieu, and maintaining a safe, structured environment that promotes healing and growth. Working in partnership with our people, Support Staff apply trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented practices to develop opportunities that fulfill our endless potential.

The role requires strong interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity, and dedication to fostering personal growth and resilience through consistent, supportive, and strength-based interactions.

CITC Values, Respectful Leadership, Professionalism, Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving/Critical Thinking, Communication Skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The information provided in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within this job. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job. Management has sole discretion to add or modify duties of the job and to designate other functions as essential at any time.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.

Monitor day-to-day program schedules and promote a therapeutic, supportive milieu culture and environment.

Provide social and emotional support to participants using Trauma-Informed and Motivational Interviewing techniques.

Complete required documentation including shift reports and interdepartmental communications to ensure continuity of care.

Monitor and control visitor access, participant passes, and medication self-administration per Recovery Services protocols.

Transport participants to scheduled activities, case management services, appointments, and approved outings.

Facilitate participant meetings with family, tele-psych, clinicians, and support seamless facilitation of groups and individual sessions.

Attend scheduled off-campus activities supporting program goals including fishing, hiking, skiing, canoeing, and berry picking.

Document all medical appointments, referrals, and medication transactions according to program policies and procedures.

Communicate participant behavioral or emotional presentations to the treatment team and facilitate verbal de-escalation when necessary.

Support participants and staff in meeting health and safety standards per CITC policies and procedures.

Assist in commercial kitchen environment and support food service for participants when appropriate.

Maintain respectful relationships with participants, former participants, family members, and peers in accordance with HIPAA and 42

CFR Part 2.

Model professional, respectful, caring, and calm demeanor in all interactions while promoting program rules and expectations.

Maintain assigned areas and surrounding offices in clean, organized condition.

Perform all related duties as needed and assigned.

Perform all duties and responsibilities of Residential Support Staff I with an advanced level of proficiency.

Support case management efforts and coordinate with treatment team on participant care plans.

Coordinate training and in-services for Residential Support Staff to enhance team capabilities.

Aid in onboarding and training…