About this opportunity
Casa Esperanza lists this Recovery Specialist - Part-Time- Weekends - 3rd Shift Awake 10p-6a opportunity in tewksbury, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About Casa Esperanza
Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness, and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness and discrimination; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care.
About the Program
Casa’s Conexiones Individualized Treatment Services is an integrated Acute Treatment Services/Clinical Stabilization Services (ATS-Detox/CSS) program that supports individuals from medically monitored withdrawal management through clinical stabilization and works to transition patients to ongoing care in the community. This model provides increased support for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who have had unsuccessful previous treatment. Staff take a personalized approach to meet each patient’s needs and help them develop a treatment plan so they can thrive in the community. Our goal is to stabilize and support patients as they move forward in their recovery.
Conexiones is a 32-bed inpatient facility located on the campus of Tewksbury Hospital. Our care plans integrate the CSS and ATS-Detox services tailored to individual needs.
About the role
As part of the Casa Esperanza, Inc. team, the Conexiones ATS/CSS will provide services in a fully integrated, holistic, and collaborative manner using a team-treatment approach to ensure the coordination of all client services, both across Casa programs and with external providers. This integrated model aims to facilitate clear communication amongst all providers and eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting approaches to care; details necessarily follow up and assignments; and ensure wrap-around support services are in place to maximize treatment effectiveness around clinical and medical functioning.
What you\'ll do
Implements all safety and security requirements, including fire drills, evacuation procedures, and alarm and camera monitoring
Reports all safety and security concerns to appropriate authorities and staff (i.e., 911/Best Team, Emergency Services, Floor Manager, Program Director, Senior Clinical Staff on Site, etc.)
Responsible for crisis intervention, counseling, and groups as needed
Must participate in all mandatory safety and security trainings
Must participate in regularly scheduled Program and All-Agency meetings
Coordinates all scheduled client activities and refers clients to appropriate staff for support
Ensures that all windows and doors are secure and alarms are set
Ensures that all items that are potentially dangerous are secured in a locked location
Monitors all use of client medications, including over-the-counter medications
Makes client medications available at prescribed intervals
Observes and records that all medication has been taken in the medication log
Secures all client personal property in the designated secure location and completes property log
Conducts walkthroughs every two hours and completes checklists and logs, as required
Ensure all clients, visitors and staff sign in and out
Communicates with Case Management staff before and after the shift about client issues or concerns
Work collaboratively with case managers and nursing staff to provide assistance to the clients
Observes building and grounds and reports anything unusual to supervisor/nurse on duty
Records client issues or concerns in the Communication Log
Assist with returning phone calls to potential clients for bed availability
Compile and label intake packets for new admissions
Search belongings on admission and at discharge and otherwise directed by supervisor
Complete paperwork for discharging clients, ensuring proper paperwork is signed before the client leaves the unit
Pack client belongings in the event that a client leaves unexpectedly, including the lock-up bag, medications, phone, etc.
Help the Case Manager with supervised urine screens and belongings searches
Complete rounds with the client observation checklist to ensure each client is accounted
Escort clients on Fresh Air breaks and meal times
Inventory linens and/or supplies as needed
Inform management if you are familiar with a client from your personal life, as this could be a potential conflict
Comply with all Agency policies and procedures. Remain on the unit until replacement coverage
Arrives Other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED required; Associate\'s degree preferred.
LADC II or LADC III preferred
Knowledge of addiction recovery process, or willingness to acquire within first six months of employment
Counseling and Substance Use training
First Aid/CPR Certification (or willingness to obtain certification upon hire) Overdose Prevention training
ServSafe Certification or ability to obtain upon hire
Must demonstrate ability to relate to a substance use treatment population in a sensitive manner
Able to work in a multicultural setting
Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics Manages difficult or emotional client situations
Responds promptly to client needs and maintains confidentiality.
Excellent customer service
Driver\'s license in good standing
Schedule
Saturday & Sunday: 10pm - 6am
Awake Shift
What we offer
Casa Esperanza Benefits Package:
Holiday Pay (12 days per year + 1 floating holiday)
Paid Time Off (PTO) - 18 days year one, 20.5 days at year 2, 23 days at year 5
Sick Pay - 10 paid days per year
Long/Short-Term Disability
Paid by Company Life Insurance
Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
FSA/DCA (Flexible Spending Account & Dependent Care)
ComPsych Guidance Resources - EAP
Educational Opportunities
Tuition Remission
Employee Ticket at Work (Discounts for Entertainment, travel, movies; etc.)
Career Advancement Opportunities
Increased Salary for Credentials
and more....
Physical & Mental Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
At Casa Esperanza, Inc., the health and safety of our people is our number one priority. That’s why all offers of employment are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and boosted, when eligible) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Individuals with medical issues or religious beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.
Casa Esperanza’s EEO Statement
Casa Esperanza, Inc. values its diverse workplace and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Casa Esperanza, Inc. also has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All employees, interns, volunteers, and contractors of Casa Esperanza, Inc. are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.
Casa Esperanza, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation or need assistance with completing the application process, please email
The pay range for this role is: 23 - 26 USD per hour(Conexiones)
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Worksite address
tewksbury, MA, 01876, US
Who can apply
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