The Dimock Center is hiring: Recovery Specialist (Overnight) in Boston

Overview

Recovery Specialist (Overnight) at The Dimock Center

Shifts Available: Overnight – 11-7am Sunday- Thursday; Overnight – 11-7am Tuesday-Saturday.

About The Dimock Center

The Dimock Center is a federally qualified community health center that heals and uplifts individuals, families and communities. Our vision is to redefine the model of a healthy community by creating equitable access to comprehensive health care and education. We promote a culture of respect, excellence, equal opportunity, and commitment to our employees and the communities we serve.

Our Behavioral Health Services programs provide residential and outpatient treatment for those struggling with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders. For many individuals, our programs literally save lives.

Responsibilities

• Relates to clients and colleagues in a compassionate, professional, and respectful manner as measured by observed interactions.
• Assures safety and support to all clients admitted to The Dimock Center.
• Able to assess, communicate effectively and maintain therapeutic boundaries through setting limits and enforcing structure and rules of the program in a respectful manner.
• Supports all milieu staff in all aspects of the program including safety checks, client and room searches, supporting client’s admission and discharge processes.
• Participates in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for new clients in the program.
• Recognizes the importance of individual and cultural differences that influence patient behavior and applies this understanding to the care of patients.
• Participates in the patient admission process; provides explanation of Dimock paperwork and completes all necessary intake documentation.
• Conduct property search of clients’ belongings on admission and discharge.
• Observes and reports to Director clients who appear sick, agitated or depressed.
• Uses negotiating skills to minimize and de-escalate potentially dangerous situations.
• Supervises and supports clients as needed throughout the program day.
• Assists new clients who enter the program with paperwork, orientation and settling in.
• Attends to the overall operation and management of the living environment.
• Ensures that the living space is neat and clean.
• Establishes and maintains professional boundaries for clients to ensure client safety.
• Runs the basic day-to-day functions of the program to ensure that the unit is clean, that the clients receive meals three times a day and assist clients with any special needs.
• Attends and participates in all staff meetings and attends trainings.
• Assists sick or disabled clients with personal needs when they are unable to perform these tasks by themselves.
• Oversees Smoking Policy.
• Ensures that the program environment is stable, clean, and orderly and conducive to healing and recovery.
• Exemplifies recovery principles in order to show by example that recovery is possible and attainable.
• Works with program staff to develop and support new programming.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required.

Work Environment

24 Hour Clinical/ Residential Treatment Setting.

Compensation

$21-$25 per hour

EEO Statement

The Dimock Center values diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.