Residential Care Technician (Women's Outreach Program)

Highland Rivers Health; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance GA

Dental/Vision/Life

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Personal Day

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

NHSC Loan Forgiveness

Clinical Supervision

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health in Georgia seeks female candidates for its women’s program, which combines residential and intensive outpatient services to support recovery and employment transitions. You will help clients gain skills, obtain GEDs, build resumes, and pursue job placement while promoting abstinence and housing stability.

The role emphasizes guidance, mentorship, and safe medication oversight within a supportive treatment setting, including community-based activities and

Qualifications

• Gender-specific program requires female candidates only.
• Ability to assist in training basic personal and social skills.
• Experience in counseling or recovery support is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in training basic personal and social skills.
• Perform administrative and clerical support tasks.
• Observe client behavior and document incidents.
• Provide motivation and support for recovery.
• Oversee self-administration of medication.
• Assist in GED attainment, resume building and job placement.
• Mentor clients and assist in group activities.
• Support understanding of substance misuse and behavior management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mentoring

Observation

Guidance

Job description

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.

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

Job Summary:

The Highland Rivers Behavioral Health women's program offers hope, love and assistance for women in recovery by removing substance abuse as a barrier to employment and living in the community. The Women's program includes both residential and intensive outpatient services that address risk factors for relapse. Services support women in achieving abstinence, maintaining recovery, avoiding illegal activity and meeting parenting responsibilities. The program also provides supports to help women obtain employment and transition into safe and stable housing.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

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 client's 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
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.