- Salary
- $18+
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- Type
- Part-time
- Department
- Customer Service
- Education
- High School
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Overview
Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for residents. Evaluates behavioral and emotional needs of clients and provides input. Works together as a treatment team to effectively meet the needs of the residents. Facilitates Daily Living and Life Skills groups as required.
Responsibilities
- Listens to clients concerning all areas of treatment
- Maintains safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for clients including crisis intervention.
- Insures and trains clients on program expectations and responsibilities, including detail assignments
- Orient new clients to unit, program, and milieu.
- Communicates with staff either verbally or in written communication logs.
- Attends program meetings.
- Attends trainings as determined by Harbor Light Center leadership
- Evaluates behavioral and emotional needs of clients and provides input.
- Assists with interventions with clients including but not limited to:
- helping with medication,
- pass times
- facilitating daily living and life skills groups.
- Transports clients for drop off and pick up as needed including, but not limited to the following:
- recovery meetings
- store runs,
- discharges.
- Perform monthly fire drill according to DDAP regulations.
- Administer, collect, and record results of client drug urine testing as directed and/or per program requirements.
- Clerical and safety/security duties as assigned.
- Complete daily documentation on all facilitated groups. Notes will be turned in to the Program Manager by the end of the shift for review and filing.
- Always ensures the safety and security of the residents and facility.
- Additional tasks as appropriate as program develops
Additional Responsibilities:
- On occasion, maybe interact alone and/or supervise the children of client families
- Other duties as assigned as the program develops.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of substance abuse treatment and recovery
- PA Mandated and Permissive Reporting and The Salvation Army's KeepSAfe training required.
Education and Experience:
- Knowledge of and experience with recovery
- 1-2 year's experience in related field, a plus
- High School diploma or GED equivalent.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- All three PA Clearances required upon employment and thereafter upon renewal date: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, Request for Criminal Record, and Fingerprint based federal criminal history.
- References required.
