Part-Time Support Counselor I

• Perform regular room and facility checks to ensure client safety and well-being.
• Assist clients with daily independent living skills such as cooking and cleaning.
• Ensure clients adhere to approved timeframes for outings and clients follow program guidelines.
• Clean and organize the business office as required.
• Contact staff in emergencies involving clients or facility.
• Assist in searching incoming clients’ belongings to remove contraband.
• Log incoming medications and create new medication logs.
• Assist with client check-in process, meal service, mail distribution, and program activities.
• Maintain confidentiality in dealing with client and staff matters.
• Perform routine cleaning duties.
• Provide transportation to and from programing with program vehicle.
• Demonstrate effective communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Remain flexible and adaptable in various situations.
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients.
• If applicable, monitor clients receiving Withdrawal Management services and complete detoxification monitoring logs.
• If applicable, supervise residents’ self-administration of medications.
• Participate in food preparation and/or meal service.
• Fulfill other assigned duties as necessary.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Valid California Driver’s License and automobile insurance.
• CPR/First Aid Certification and TB clearance.
• Familiarity with program rules and trained in Naloxone administration and client overdose protocols.
• Strong problem-solving skills to assist staff in various situations.
• Ability to work within defined limits under direct instruction.
• Ability to relate to individuals from diverse backgrounds and possess recovery knowledge to support treatment staff.
• Flexibility and adaptability in various situations.
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients.
• (GH Program) One year clean and sober. Due to the nature of the position, the “one year clean and sober” requirement applies to individuals in remission from a substance use disorder and is defined as abstention from the use and consumption of alcohol, cannabis, and illegal drugs, abstention from the use of prescribed drugs in a manner that is not consistent with the prescription directions, and/or abstention from the use of over-the-counter drugs in a manner that is not consistent with directions for the use of such drugs.

• Physical, mental and emotional stamina to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position
• Provide assistance in meal service, cleaning, oversee use of facilities like laundry, distribution of supplies and mail, etc.
• Mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions
• Manual dexterity sufficient to write, use the telephone, computer, calculator and office machines at required speed and accuracy
• Vision sufficient to read handwritten and printed materials and the display screen of various office equipment and machines
• Hearing sufficient to communicate in person and hold telephone conversations in the normal range;
• Speaking ability in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversational distances on the telephone and addressing groups
• Physical stamina sufficient to sustain light to medium physical labor for up to 8 hours, sit and/or walk for prolonged periods of time
• Physical mobility sufficient to move about the work environment for sustained periods of time on hard flooring, climb slopes, stairs, ramps and to respond to emergency situations
• Physical strength sufficient to periodically lift, carry, push and/or pull 40 pounds of materials or supplies; occasionally lift, carry, push and/or pull more than 40 pounds with assistance

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