Residential Recovery Counselor 2

div style="line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Hours: Per Diem/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Rate: $23/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"CASAC-T required/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"buspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"/span/u/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"div style="line-height: normal;"buspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES/span/u/bbspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;":/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"The Residential Recovery Counselor 2 will support spanthe day-to-day operations of the residential recovery program ensuring compliance with state and OASAS regulations as well as agency policies and procedures for adults in recovery./span This position oversees day-to-day routines of residents:  wakeup, grooming/dressing, preparing for work, programs or appointments, shared mealtimes, household tasks social/recreational activities and pm curfews. Provide direct support for up to 12 residents by enforcing adherence to house rules, policies and practices for all residents and visitors. The Residential Recovery Counselor 2 will also maintain a caseload of clients who they will provide individual clinical services for as well as group offerings for all Residents./span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"buspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"PRIMARY FUNCTIONS/span/u/bbspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;":/span/b/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"lispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Maintain a caseload of residents and provide individual counseling services on a weekly basis./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Conduct group therapy, focusing on independent living skills and recovery-oriented topics./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Develop new group curriculum, as needed./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Maintain client records in electronic health record, ensuring timely completion and accuracy of notes./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Ensure Resident confidentiality, abiding by the regulations of 42 CFR part 2 and HIPAA./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Orient residents to the program, local surroundings, and community resources./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Conduct urine drug screens and breathalyzer with residents according to protocol./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Supports the resident in the acquisition of activities of daily living skills, community living and work readiness skills./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Report safety concerns at residence and follow-through to resolution./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Respond to routine and/or emergency medical needs as required./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Hold resident accountable to the core aspects of their recovery program./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Discuss with House Manager and, as necessary, provide written notes regarding the response of the resident to community living and compliance with treatment plan./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Track and attend mandatory trainings/span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Assists the client in applying de-escalation, problem solving and crisis resolution skills./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Completes weekly written observational reports regarding attitudes, behaviors and contributions to the house and involvement in the recovering community./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Maintains consistent weekly contact with House Manager./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Responsible for notifying House Manager of Residents’ late arrival or no return from curfew./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Performs additional duties which help to ensure the quality of resident services provided./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Monitor Family Visits and provides assistance to Residents as necessary./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Provides assistance to residents concerning growth and sobriety issues./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Assist with grocery shopping as directed by the House Manager./span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Provide transportation with company vehicles for self-help, employment, doctor visits and any other approved locations by the House Manager./span/li/uldiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"buspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL / ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT:/span/u/b/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"lispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Member of the agency’s safety committee./span/li/uldiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"buspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES/span/u/bbspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;":/span/b/divul style="margin-top: 0.0in;"li style="text-align: justify;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Fosters the mission of Access through commitment to quality, facilitating and coordinating effective working relationships within the organization and with external partners, and demonstrates respect and dignity to clients and staff./span/lili style="text-align: justify;line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Is trustworthy in safeguarding confidential information./span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Adheres to Access's Employee Handbook, Confidentiality, and all applicable policies and protocols./span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Ability to handle sensitive and challenging situations with tact and discretion./span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Ability to provide culturally-competent support./span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing./span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Ability to be supportive in a team effort./span/lili style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"When applicable, maintains current NYS license (s) and/or credentials./span/li/uldiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"buspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/span/u/bbspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;":/span/b/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"bspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"/span/b/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"lispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"CASAC-T biREQUIRED/i/b/span/li/uldivspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"buspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:/span/u/b/divdivspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position, which are reviewed in each case./span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"lispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Must be capable to access all rooms in a 2-story homeb/b/span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Able to work in open space floor planb/b/span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Must be capable to move throughout work dayb/b/span/lilispan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"Occasional lifting of _u25+/u poundsb/b/span/li/ulpspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"span style="color: rgb(85,85,85);font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"EEO/AAE/M/F/D/V/span/span/ppspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"span style="color: rgb(85,85,85);font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"#ZIprecruiter/span/span/p/div