Recovery Housing Technician

Freeman Recovery Center, LLC; Dickson (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeman Recovery Center is seeking a Recovery Housing Technician to oversee multiple recovery houses, ensuring guests have support and resources to achieve lifelong sobriety. The role involves maintaining compliance, coordinating transportation, and facilitating 12-step meetings within the housing program.

Responsibilities include assisting new guests, conducting curfew checks, reporting incidents, stocking supplies, and ensuring safety for residents and vehicles.

Qualifications

• Excellent listening and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge in mental and behavioral health/substance abuse fields.
• Knowledge of facility programs and resources.
• Strong time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist new guests in acclimating to recovery housing.
• Conduct curfew checks.
• Send daily reports to manager on events, incidents, and guest wellbeing.
• Stocking of PHP homes with supplies.
• Oversee recovery houses and assist guests in obtaining resources and skills for lifelong recovery.
• Lead house meetings and 12-step groups as needed.
• Enforce center policies and report issues to manager.
• Monitor guest behavior and approve privileges.
• Drug screenings as needed.
• Provide transportation to approved sites (PHP/IOP, meetings, grocery).
• Ensure safe arrival and departure of guests; perform safety checks on vehicles.

Skills

Listening

Verbal communication

Mental health knowledge

Time management

Education

GED or HS diploma

CPR certification (preferred)

Job description

Freeman Recovery Center is here for those struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. We now have 40+ properties where we can help up to 250 clients at one time.

Mission:

Freeman Recovery Center provides the highest level of care to individuals who are living with substance use and mental health disorders. Using evidence-based practices and individualized, compassionate care, we equip people with the skills and resources to achieve lifelong recovery.

Vision:

We strive to increase access to the entire continuum of care while raising the bar for the quality of safe, effective care. We advocate treating patients as whole people, helping them attain mental, emotional, physical and spiritual recovery in addition to life-long sobriety.

Recovery Housing Technician

Job Purpose: Oversee recovery houses, ensuring guests have the support and resources necessary to succeed in attaining long-term sobriety. Manage each recovery house to ensure it is well maintained and adheres to all compliance requirements.

Responsibilities:

Assist new guests in acclimating to recovery housing

Conduct curfew checks

Send daily reports to manager on events, incident reports, and guest wellbeing

Stocking of PHP homes with supplies

Oversee recovery houses, including assisting guests with attaining needed resources and skills to establish healthy routines for lifelong recovery

Lead house meetings and 12-step groups within recovery houses, as-needed

Enforce Freeman Recovery Center policies and procedures and report to the manager immediately with any issues in recovery housing

Monitor recovery housing guest behavior and approve individual privileges, such as day passes and visitors

Drug screenings of recovery housing patients as needed for drug/alcohol use

Provide transportation to and from approved sites (PHP/IOP, AA/NA meetings, grocery)

Ensuring patients get to their destinations safely and on time

Safety checks on vehicle(s) as needed

Always operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner

Never operate a motor vehicle while operating any cellular device

Assist with rent collection for recovery housing guests, as needed

Uphold HIPAA, 42CFR Part 2 in regard to patient/guest confidentiality at all times

Education and Experience required/degree, and/or certification required (if applicable):

Knowledge in Mental and Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Field.

Excellent skills in listening and verbal communication.

Knowledge in the programs and resources within the facility.

Excellent skills in time management.

GED or high school diploma preferred

May be required to be CPR certified and/or maintain CPR certification.