Play a critical role in leading our female clients!

Be the backbone of hope and healing.
At Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge, every role matters in helping people overcome addiction and find a new path forward. Whether you’re working directly with clients or supporting behind the scenes, your contributions make recovery possible. In return, we offer a values-driven workplace, supportive managers, and opportunities to grow. That commitment has earned us recognition from Newsweek as a Best Addiction Treatment Center and seven straight Star Tribune Top Workplace awards.

This is for on-call Women's Direct Care Staff

Job Summary
The Recovery Coach leads and supervises clients in the long-term/IOL program, providing guidance and
oversight of activities during the work shift.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty
satisfactorily. The essential functions include the following:
 Lead and supervise clients in the program on the living and programming floor(s), and during all
duties and activities during the work shift.
 Assist in performing client intake and discharges.
 Supervise and ensure safe self-administration of all prescription medications, non-prescription
medications and vitamins to clients.
 Drive clients to and from appointments and client outings.
 Administer and supervise UA testing and BA testing.
 Care for clients that are too sick to attend programming, including checking on clients hourly,
taking vitals (upon nurse directive), self-administering medication/vitamins, and bringing them
meals, etc.
 Develop healthy relationships with clients in the program, maintaining appropriate boundaries,
and being a role model and mentor.
 Be compassionate and respectful towards clients, at the same time being firm and direct,
pointing them toward their personal goals.
 Provide spiritual care to program clients. This may involve praying with clients, leading
devotions, and/or assisting with memorization of bible passages, all upon client’s request.
 Assist clients in difficult or emotional situations or circumstances that may arise.
 Discuss behavior and/or attitudes that are interfering with clients or others programming, as
needed. This could result in the coach using a consequence management system.
 Model and enforce all program rules in such a way that teach the clients according to the
culture of honor and program guidelines.
 Take attendance and ensure the clients are accounted for and in the correct locations.
 Maintain the data entry for the daily facility log and shift report, ensuring these are kept up to
date.
 Maintain regular building security checks and record the security checks in the facility log (more
specific to overnight staff).
 Monitor evening lights out, and conduct morning wakeups to include cleanup, breakfast, and
morning devotions (more specifically to overnight staff).
 Complete room and person searches to ensure clients are in compliance with program
guidelines and document any non-compliant findings.
 Oversee client visitation with family members and people from the community.

Required Skills & Experience (Minimum Qualifications):
 High school diploma or (GED) required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
 Must be able to meet at least one of the following requirements:
o a course of study in a health or human services related field leading to a bachelor of
arts, bachelor of science, or associate’s degree; or
o one year of experience with vulnerable adults; or
o experience as a certified peer specialist according to MN Statutes Sec. 256B.0615.
 Must be comfortable working with people with life-controlling challenges, including mental
health and addiction.
 The ability to live and work by MnTC’s culture of honor & core values – practicing compassion,
honor, respect, integrity, servanthood, and trust.
 The ability to live and work by the Recovery Coach Code of Honor.
 Ability to manage difficult or emotional client situations and maintain confidentiality.
 Ability to interpret bible verses and apply biblical knowledge in an appropriate and relevant way
to each client’s individual life challenges and needs.
 Must be able to pray out loud with clients and other staff for clients’ needs.
 Valid driver’s license in the state of MN with a clean driving record and ability to be insured
under the organization’s vehicle insurance carrier.
 Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
 At least 1 year of freedom from problematic substances.

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
 Must be able to stand on feet for the majority of an 8-hour shift.
 Must be able to climb up and down three flights of stairs several times during a regular shift.
 Must be able to walk during the majority of a regular shift.
 Must be able to lift 30-50lbs and carry some distances.

Compensation:

Weekday 1st shift: (7am - 3pm): Base Rate $17/hr

Weekday 2nd shift: (3-11pm): $1/hr shift differential ($1 + base rate of $17 = $18/hr)

Weekday or Weekend 3rd shift (11pm - 7am): $4/hr shift differential ($4 + base rate of $17 = $21/hr)

Weekend 1st shift: $2/hr shift differential ($2 + base rate of $17 = $19/hr) and Weekend 2nd shift: $3/hr shift differential ($3 + base rate of $17 = $20/hr)

We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool in order to successfully meet our mission of helping every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction. 

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any category protected by federal, state or applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request.