Description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Job Summary: The Residential Care Technician assists with daily living activities in a voluntary residential recovery facility for men, located in Pickens County.

Are you ready to make a Difference?Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Observes and monitors client's behavior and charts observations and incidents.
• Assist in training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills.
• Provide guidance, motivation and encouragement needed to promote recovery.
• Oversee self-administering of medication.
• Assist in obtaining GED's, resume building, job placement and may transport consumers to and from part time jobs.
• Serve as mentors and assist in group and outing activities.
• Assisting in knowledge of substance misuse and of problems encountered by chemically dependent individuals; basic understanding of behavior management.
• Assist with daily living activities for residents.
• Provides training on basic social skills, simple academics or work skills to individuals.
• May assist with meal preparation, ensuring or encouraging client group activity.
• May provide transportation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.