Residential Care Technician (Transitional Housing Program)

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.Are you ready to make a Difference?Job Summary: A Technician assists with collecting information for individual intake, admission based on interviews with client, their families, significant others, and appropriate community agencies.

Assist the treatment team in identifying individual strengths and weaknesses, and developing a treatment/care plan for a specific activity, service or program.

Assist in monitoring the individual's progress toward treatment goals.Job Duties and Responsibilities:


* Assist in training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills.


* Performs various administrative, clerical and related support activities.


* Observes and monitors clients' behavior and charts observations and incidents.


* Provide guidance, motivation and encouragement needed to promote recovery.


* Oversee self-administering of medication.


* Assist in obtaining GED's, resume building, job placement and may transport consumers to and from part time jobs.


* Serve as mentors and assist in group and outing activities.


* Assisting in knowledge of substance misuse and of problems encountered by chemically dependent individuals; basic understanding of behavior management


* 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