Recovery Technician

Position Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the clinical support person to residents


• Promotes a calm, safe environment that supports a fundamental respect for all individuals, that enhances the resident's overall experience and provides a safe and respectful person-centered model of care.


• Facilitates interpersonal competencies such as learning adaptive coping, interaction, and relationship skills.


• Functions as a role model for residents to show ways to effectively relate to others, to get one's needs met, to enhance/develop social competencies and interpersonal awareness.


• Works in collaboration with staff and the treatment team; communicates in a warm and empathetic manner.


• Ensures a compassionate, high quality, exemplary customer driven and trauma informed culture; validate the resident's needs and rights.


• Is mindful of times of increased activity or stress in the recovery residence to prevent escalation.


• Redirect unhealthy/risky behaviors on the spot by giving feedback and alternative strategies, de-escalate clients and in emergencies provide appropriate crisis intervention techniques to maintain clients in a least restricting manner.


• Provides direct treatment according to agency policy and procedures

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Associate degree in social work, psychology, or other mental health related field preferred; High School Diploma with experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.


• Supports there being many pathways to recovery


• Willingness to partner with residents regardless of stage of change, seeking to demonstrate compassion and working to guide and evoke change.


• Knowledge of social determinants of health and recovery capital.


• Skills in advocacy, organization, and communication.


• Ability to effectively encourage interpersonal effectiveness and conflict management


• Handle with Care training


• Motivational Interviewing


• Willingness to travel as needed and work with residents


• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.


• Willingness to help with medication monitoring

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance


• Prescription Coverage


• Company Paid Life , AD&D and Disability Insurance


• Company match up to 4.5% for 401k.


• Generous PTO Plan, no wait period


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Unlimited employee referrals


• Paid holidays