Recovery Advocate — Austin, TX

Briarwood Detox; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision and life cover

Generous paid time off

Merit-based raises and promotion path

Hands-on entry into behavioral health

Job summary

Briarwood Detox is seeking a Recovery Advocate to maintain safety and structure during the early withdrawal period. On-site at the North Lamar campus, you will participate in 30-minute rounds and monitor client activity to keep the day on track.

The role emphasizes compassion, strong communication, and a genuine interest in helping people through addiction, with opportunities for growth in behavioral health pathways.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, professional attitude required.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills essential.
• Ability to set boundaries while providing supportive care.
• Genuine interest in helping people through addiction.

Responsibilities

• Monitor client activity and document observations.
• Keep clients safe and uphold policies and procedures.
• Complete thirty-minute rounds and structure the day.
• Offer guidance and redirection when clients drift off track.
• Assist with intakes, discharges and transportation as needed.
• Maintain professional boundaries while being encouraging.

Skills

Compassion

Strong communication

Problem solving

Boundary setting

Empathy for addiction

Job description

The Recovery Advocate is the person actually in the room. You keep the floor safe and the day structured for people in the first hours of withdrawal — walking rounds, noticing what changes, and being steady when someone is not.

Schedule

• Full time, with varying shifts — days, evenings and overnights all exist on this rota.
• On site at the North Lamar campus every shift.
• Thirty-minute rounds are the spine of the job.

What you will do

• Monitor client activity and document what you observe.
• Keep clients safe and hold the policies and procedures.
• Complete thirty-minute rounds and keep the day structured.
• Offer guidance and redirection when someone drifts off track.
• Help with intakes, discharges and transportation as needed.
• Hold professional boundaries while still being encouraging.

Required

• A compassionate, professional attitude.
• Strong communication and problem-solving.
• The ability to set a boundary and still be supportive.
• A genuine interest in helping people through addiction.

Preferred

• Any experience in behavioral health, healthcare or peer support.
• Plans to build a career in addiction counseling, mental health or nursing — this role is a direct route into all three.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision and life cover.
• Generous paid time off.
• Merit-based raises and a route to promotion, reviewed on a schedule rather than on request.
• The best hands‑on entry into behavioral health there is: you are on the floor from week one.
• A route into counseling, nursing and case management, all of which exist in this building.

A compassionate, professional attitude. Strong communication and problem-solving. The ability to set a boundary and still be supportive. A genuine interest in helping people through addiction.