Description

Duties & Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Act as a Liaison between clients and staff and relay pertinent client information, including observations, to appropriate Clinical Staff.
• Supervise daily client operations and always act in a manner sensitive to their needs and best interest.
• Provide thorough, accurate, and timely documentation of any services delivered to clients.
• Assist clients with transportation needs.
• Communicate and set limits with culturally diverse clients.
• Maintain the safety of the clients and the security of the facility.
• Participate in intake and discharge process of clients.
• Administration of drug screens.
• Instruct recovery based lectures as assigned.
• Protect client confidentiality in accordance with Company Policy.
• Must maintain off the clock boundaries. Will not be responsible for any after-hours work communication.
• Uphold all Origins Behavioral HealthCare Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain client/potential client confidentiality in accordance with Origins’ Policy.

Requirements

Physical Demands:
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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Travel:
No travel is expected for this position.

Education/Experience/Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in a helping profession preferred.
• If in recovery, two (2) years of continuous sobriety is preferred.
• Must produce and maintain a valid driver’s license and pass MVR requirements per policy.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be computer literate and be familiar with most Microsoft products and network components.
• Must have fluid communication skills.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with and be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles and programs of the various 12-step fellowships.

Summary

Summary/Objective:

You will report to the Recovery Advocate Supervisor of the facility and will interact with senior and clinical management of the facility.  Your chief responsibilities will be to assist the staff in the management and execution of the daily schedule and coordination/facilitation of patient needs.  You will sometimes facilitate 12-Step lectures and group discussions and will be directly involved in monitoring and mentoring the clients.  At times you will also be maintaining files, facilitating and coordinating off-facility activity such as driving clients to medical and other appointments, making airport runs, etc., as well as assisting in the admission/intake process, and other aspects of the client’s experience at Origins.  Be familiar with all Origins staff members, programs and properties.