Women's Residential Care Technician - 3rd Shift

Highland Rivers Health in; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (GA SHBP)

Flexible Benefits (dental/vision/life)

Employer 401(k) with match

Paid Time Off (4+ weeks)

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking staff for the women’s program in Georgia. This role supports recovery through training, mentoring and group activities within a gender-specific setting.

The team assists with housing transitions, employment preparation, and community integration. The position is a 3rd shift, non-exempt role with comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, and retirement plans, plus paid time off and holidays.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Gender specific program requires female staff.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations, manages aggressive behavior, and use non-violent crisis intervention and behavioral management techniques.
• A minimum of 1 year of professional experience in behavioral health or substance use disorder services is preferred.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is highly preferred.

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.
• 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

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Conflict management

Crisis intervention

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking staff for the women’s program in Georgia. This role supports recovery through training, mentoring and group activities within a gender-specific setting.

The team assists with housing transitions, employment preparation, and community integration. The position is a 3rd shift, non-exempt role with comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, and retirement plans, plus paid time off and holidays.