Residential Recovery Specialist JHC

Title: Residential Recovery Specialist

Reports to :
Program Coordinator/Residential Supervisor

Department: Jason Hyatt Center

Classification: Non-Exempt;
Union

Date Created/Reviewed: 03/22, 7/22, 4/23, 7/24, 9/24

Organization Overview:

Sound Community Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating, assisting, and supporting individuals with persistent mental illness and substance use disorders. We work tirelessly to create a culture and environment in which recovery and wellness are possible.

Position Overview :

The Residential Recovery Specialist position provides direct oversight and support services, both psychological and social to chronically mentally disabled and/or co-occurring clients who are making the transition from institutional care to an independent living setting in accordance with the treatment plan. A key area of focus is to connect with young people who are facing significant barriers in their lives. This role requires significant relationship building/engaging skills, the ability to meet young people where they are, and to support them to identify goals in an effort to make positive changes in their lives.

This position requires a dynamic individual with significant skills in the areas of advocacy, crisis intervention and conflict resolution.

Essential Functions:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Provide daily oversight to all resident involved in the program
• Monitor resident’s administering medications as scheduled
• Completing a daily schedule in the electronic medical record
• Completing daily documentation as required by the program
• Provide feedback for treatment team meetings as required.
• Facilitate monthly activities and groups based on life skills assessments
• Complete apartment checks to ensure residents are maintaining cleanliness/upkeep of the apartment
• Assist residents on developing daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, transportation, budgeting, personal hygiene, sex education, and other areas.
• Report all changes in behavior or mental state to appropriate team members (i.e. case manager, Program Coordinator, etc.).
• Complete active discharge planning with the residents as needed with direction from the case manager or designee.
• Utilizes motivational interviewing techniques and other techniques to enhance resident’s success of recovery.
• Provide transportation to appointments or scheduled activities.
• Participate and facilitate all safety drills
• Report all maintenance, environment, or emergency situations to appropriate people (landlord, Program Coordinator, AOC, MOT).
• Ability to navigate self in every resident’s electronic client record
• Manage caseload daily which includes but not limited to Positive Rewards, activities, mentoring, d/c planning notes, and other ADL skills.
• Provide direct feedback to case manager, or designee, as required to ensure that proper treatment and support is being provided.
• Operate agency vehicles in accordance with agency, state, and federal regulations
• Complete safety checks as required.
• Completes nightly phone calls to Steady Care as scheduled.
• File all paperwork as scheduled.
• Maintain cleanliness of the office daily which includes but is not limited to vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, mopping, disinfecting, and removing trash.
• Build rapport with residents and AXS participants
• Ensure individual support plan is implemented in such areas as: daily living skills, education/employment, social supports, health, mental health, addictions, housing, physical health, harm reduction, leisure and recreation, etc.
• Connect young people to community resources
• Work collaboratively with community agencies
• Advocate for all young people involved in the AXS program
• Collaborate and consult regarding strategies in supporting young people to achieve their goals
• Identify potential crisis/implementing support and safety plans
• Respond to crises as they arise
• Report all crises to the Program Coordinator, or designee, in a timely manner

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and climb stairs. The employee…