Residential Care Technician (Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Hartmann Center)

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Job Summary: Hartmann is a residential treatment program for adolescents with substance abuse issues and/or co-occurring disorders.

The Hartmann Residential Care Technician performs direct care services to promote, encourage, and ensure efficient operation of the Hartmann program, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of program participants.

Seeking to contribute to the success of the Hartmann program, as well as the agency as a whole, the Residential Care Technician successfully carries out daily tasks including assisting with daily living activities, monitoring of program participants' progress, and facilitation of life skills groups, through acquired knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Duties and Responsibilities:


* Assist with daily living activities, monitoring, and providing support to individuals residing in a 24/7 residential trauma-responsive substance abuse treatment facility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of individuals, with respect to appropriate therapeutic boundaries.


* Prepares and maintains records of individuals' progress and services delivered, reporting changes in condition to manager or supervisor.


* Facilitates life skills groups, including education on personal hygiene, nutrition, money management, and interpersonal skills.


* Provides structured activities that promote socialization, recovery, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills.


* Monitors completion of urinalysis drug screens, and self-administration of medication in accordance with agency policies and procedures, to encourage accountability.


* Provides transportation for individuals to appointments and activities in the community.


* Ensures and provides high quality, compassionate, and ethical delivery of services to improve program and organizational performance.


* Assists with service-related compliance.


* Intervenes, stabilizes and manages acute crisis situations as needed.


* Assist in providing additional coverage during increased census/acuity and emergencies.


* Maintains confidentiality for all indirect/direct service in accordance with agency policies and HIPPA policies.


* Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:


* Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA


* Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.


* Retirement Plan with employer matching


* 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service


* 10 paid holidays


* 1 personal day


* Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness


* NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.


* Clinical supervision fo...