What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Advisor (RA) position at Comfort Recovery?
Y&Y Recovery is located in East Hollywood, California. We specialize in helping our clients obtain the life skills needed to overcome drug and alcohol addiction as well as co-occurring mental health problems. This position is an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated Residential Advisor to assume a pivotal role in the evolution of a fast-growing organization. The Resident Advisor will be part of a team in a 14 bed, co-ed residential drug/alcohol and dual diagnosis treatment center. The ideal candidate must possess a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and have a deep understanding of drug and alcohol addiction recovery.
Benefits of working for us: Y&Y is dedicated to the overall well-being of our staff just as much as our clients!
Primary Purpose and Function
The Resident Advisor fulfills the assigned role as a part of the treatment team, maintaining the well-being of clients and integrity of the program. Provides client supervision and staff/unit support as assigned.
Core Values
Y&Y Recovery’s employees form a team with the highest standards who are individually and collectively committed to providing the highest level of care and service for our clients, their families, and referents. As such, we require all of our employees to embody our core values detailed below:
Dependability: It's important to behave in ways that demonstrate you are able, believable, connected, and dependable. When it comes to trustworthiness, being just OK is not OK.
Integrity: We are honest and accountable for our performance. We treat our clients and colleagues with respect and dignity.
Quality: We focus on the consistent and competent performance of our duties. Careful attention to communication and follow-through produces excellent delivery of care.
Compassion: Y&Y prides itself on being a safe, comfortable and contained environment that supports healing, recovery and hope. Every client is treated with empathy, caring, and kindness.
Collaboration: We employ a “whole person” perspective to treatment. To that end, our program not only focuses on the client, but the family system as well. We pool resources form clients, families, peers, partners and professionals to deliver exceptional care.
Service: We aid by creating a safe, calm shelter for our clients to risk exploring emotional issues that emerge in treatment.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Welcome new admissions and provide initial orientation to the facility.
Follow Detox Protocol Procedures
Communicate with Medical Director
Conduct property searches.
Conduct room searches.
Perform observed urine drug screens and breathalyzer tests as needed.
Facilitate getting clients to groups and therapy sessions.
Transport clients to/from appointments, meetings, and outings.
Perform store runs and other errands.
Account for facility and/or client money is spent
Attend all in-service training.
Ability to demonstrate respect for cultural and lifestyle diversities of clients and staff.
Knowledge of drug and alcohol dependency and basic mental health disorders.
Develop working knowledge of 12-step programs, Smart Recovery, and Refuge Recovery.
Document and communicate behavior changes and program violations efficiently.
Confront, re-direct, and/or de-escalate client behaviors as needed when clients are in crisis or exhibiting maladaptive behaviors.
Fully understand and maintain policies regarding professional ethics, including boundaries and confidentiality.
Ability to learn and use basic technologies for tracking, documentation and communication purposes (e.g. computers and computer programs, cell phone, iPad, CodereadR).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
Standard COVID Protocols
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Los Angeles, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: One location