Recovery Assistant

Job Description:

Recovery Assistant

Description

Description

This position monitors the safety of and provides support to clients in a residential drug and alcohol treatment center. The work schedule varies but includes mainly evening, weekend, and holiday shifts. Night shifts are also available.

STARTING HOURLY: $16.00

Chosen candidates will be required to work at least 50% of monthly weekends. Holidays are rotated.

Continuation of employment in this position is contingent upon availability of funding from service, program and agency earnings.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED - APPLICATION REVIEW BEGINS IMMEDIATELY

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Observing patients, listening to their concerns, recording your observations;
• Excellent customer services skills;
• Assisting agency medical and nursing staff;
• Taking patient vital signs;
• Transporting patients to and from various destinations in a 15-person passenger van;
• De-escalating situations;
• Maintaining a safe and secure treatment environment through completion of room and belonging searches, safety inspections, and reporting of safety issues should they arise;
• Role model pro-social attitudes and behaviors to the patient population;
• Assisting patients in maintaining their activities of daily living (eating, hygiene, maintaining a clean living space, etc.);
• Orienting new patients to the treatment milieu;
• Working collegially with the nursing, medial and clinical staffs.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications/Education:

• High School Diploma/GED;
• Must obtain a Substance Abuse Specialist (SAS) certification within 3 years of hire;
• Will be expected to obtain and maintain CPR certification;
• A valid SC Driver’s license;
• Copy of SC DMV 10 year driving record that includes no suspensions during that time;
• Basic computer skills.

Current SAS and/or experience working in a residential treatment setting preferred.

Charleston County offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to its employees, including but not limited to:

• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Optional Life and Disability Insurance
• Optional Medical and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
• Annual and Sick Leave
• Fourteen (14) recognized Holidays
• South Carolina Retirement System (SCRS) State Retirement Plan
• Police Officers Retirement System (PORS - as applicable)
• Optional Deferred Compensation Program
• Longevity and Merit Pay Increases
• Optional Federal Credit Union Membership
• Leadership, Professional and Skill Development Training
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Well-being Program

For more information, visit our benefits page.

Salary:

$16.00 Hourly