Residential Care Technician (Residential Highland Recovery Center

Highland Rivers Health in; Jasper (GA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO 4 Weeks

10 Holidays

Personal Day

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

NHSC loan forgiveness

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking a Residential Care Technician for a male-only residential recovery center in Pickens County. You will support daily living activities and help residents across basic skills, GED preparation, and job readiness.

Responsibilities include supervising behavior, guiding recovery, assisting with medications, mentoring, group activities, and occasional transportation. Join a team dedicated to sober living and recovery support.

Responsibilities

• Observes and monitors client's behavior and charts observations and incidents.
• Assist in training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills.
• 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.
• Assist with daily living activities for residents.
• Provides training on basic social skills, simple academics or work skills to individuals.
• May assist with meal preparation, ensuring or encouraging client group activity.
• May provide transportation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Residential Care Technician (Residential Highland Recovery Center (Finance)

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

This is a gender specific program; only male candidates will be considered.

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

Job Summary:

The Residential Care Technician assists with daily living activities in a voluntary residential recovery facility for men, located in Pickens County.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Observes and monitors client's behavior and charts observations and incidents.
• Assist in training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills.
• 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.
• Assist with daily living activities for residents.
• Provides training on basic social skills, simple academics or work skills to individuals.
• May assist with meal preparation, ensuring or encouraging client group activity.
• May provide transportation.
• 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 for candidates on a licensure track.