Certified Recovery Residence Administrator

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Certified Recovery Residence Administrator (CRRA) is responsible for the overall administration, operation, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance of the recovery residence. The Administrator provides leadership and oversight to ensure the residence operates in accordance with applicable Florida laws and regulations, Florida recovery residence requirements, organizational policies, and established standards of ethical and recovery-oriented care. The CRRA serves as a leader, role model, and advocate for individuals in recovery.

This position is responsible for creating and maintaining a safe, structured, supportive, and recovery-oriented living environment while promoting resident accountability, independence, community integration, and sustained recovery. The Administrator works collaboratively with multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care and a positive resident experience.

• Provide day-to-day administrative oversight of the recovery residence.
• Ensure the residence maintains a safe, clean, structured, and recovery-supportive environment.
• Establish and maintain consistent house expectations, resident responsibilities, and behavioral standards.
• Ensure residents receive orientation to residence rules, expectations, rights, responsibilities, emergency procedures, and available recovery resources.
• Meet individually with each incoming resident to review the welcome packet, complete the intake process, and provide personalized new-resident orientation.
• Process new resident belongings for all admissions, including conducting property searches in accordance with house policy while respecting resident dignity and privacy.
• Understand the principles of 12-Step and other recovery programs and how they apply to the substance use disorder recovery process.
• Monitor the overall resident experience and promptly address concerns, complaints, conflicts, and grievances.
• Promote an environment based on dignity, respect, accountability, peer support, and recovery.
• Coordinate daily operations with the appropriate facility and organizational leadership.
• Ensure adequate staffing and appropriate coverage for the residence.
• Facilitate weekly house meetings with residents to reinforce expectations, encourage participation, and support a cohesive living environment.
• Designate and clearly communicate residents’ daily chore responsibilities.
• Organize and conduct social and cultural activities that promote sobriety and community.
• Coordinate transportation for resident outside functions related to the recovery plan.
• Ensure maintenance requests and forms are reviewed and submitted within 48 hours of receipt.
• Participate in emergency response and crisis management as required.

• Maintain current knowledge of Florida laws, regulations, and standards applicable to recovery residences.
• Ensure the residence operates in compliance with applicable Florida recovery residence certification requirements and organizational policies.
• Maintain required licenses, certifications, permits, policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Ensure required resident records and administrative documentation are complete, accurate, secure, and maintained appropriately.
• Prepare the residence for regulatory inspections, certification reviews, audits, and organizational compliance reviews.
• Participate in corrective action and performance improvement activities when deficiencies are identified.
• Immediately elevate significant safety, compliance, abuse/neglect, medication, behavioral, or resident-rights concerns according to organizational policy and applicable law.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality and protect resident information in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

• Maintain a safe and recovery-oriented living environment.
• Ensure established procedures are followed for emergencies, injuries, behavioral incidents, missing residents, suspected substance use, overdose, and other safety concerns.
• Ensure staff understand emergency procedures and know when to activate emergency medical or behavioral-health services.
• Monitor the residence for environmental and safety hazards and ensure corrective action is taken.
• Coordinate with clinical and medical personnel when residents demonstrate a change in condition or require additional support.
• Promote overdose prevention, naloxone availability, and other appropriate harm-reduction and recovery-support…