Recovery Technician - New London, United States - The Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

Description

SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL OFFERED FOR 2ND AND 3RD SHIFT

Recovery Technician Job Description:


SCADD is currently seeking compassionate individuals (Full-Time, Part-Time, Per Diem), to provide client oversight for our residential treatment facilities: Lebanon Pines, Transitional Housing, and Withdrawal Management. The Recovery Technician works under the direction of the Director of Lebanon Pines, Lebanon Pines Operations Manager, Director of Transitional Housing, or Director of Nursing at Withdrawal Management to ensure a safe recovery environment.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

• Orient clients to the facility and review program rules and regulations.
• Complete all nonclinical/nonmedical admission paperwork and documentation.
• Screen incoming client property.
• Observe medication selfadministration.
• Investigate suspicious or unusual behavior to ensure the safety of clients and premises.
• Provide the clients with clean linens, towels, and personal supplies.
• Check and clean laundry and client areas.
• Answer and direct incoming telephone calls as needed.
• Monitor the security of the department regularly.

Requirements:

• Highschool Diploma or GED required.
• Knowledge of substance use disorder preferred.
• Bilingualism is a Plus

Full-Time Positions Offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• College Tuition Benefit Program.
• Student Loan Debt Management Program.
• 403 (B) Tax-Sheltered Savings Plan with Employer Match.
• Up to 10% employer match after 12 months of hire for 403 (B).
• Life Insurance Plan.
• Professional Development Education & Training.
• Paid Vacation, Sick Days, Bereavement, & 11 Holidays.
• Confidential and Free Employee Assistance Program
• Licensure Reimbursement.
• Additional Employee Benefits offered through partnership with the CT Non-Profit Alliance.

SCADD's Culture:

At
SCADD, we recognize that our employees are our biggest asset. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to helping individuals and families find their path to recovery.


SCADD offers a team-oriented and supportive environment where the client experience is our highest priority. Clients are treated with dignity and respect while receiving services to promote and maintain recovery after program completion. Our culture strives to deliver and maintain respect for the individual and we value the contributions made by our team for both our clients and the communities that we serve.


About the Agency:

The
Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (SCADD) has been providing quality treatment services to people seeking recovery since 1966.
SCADD can provide a continuum of treatment services, licensed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health.

We are an agency that believes in second chances and the ability of people to find recovery. Our empathetic, compassionate staff are dedicated to supporting people on their pathway to recovery. We provide High-Intensity Residential Treatment, Low-Intensity Residential treatment, Outpatient & Intensive Outpatient, Withdrawal Management, Medication Management, and Recovery Housing.

SCADD's Recovery Housing facilities, Withdrawal Management facility, and Outpatient facility are funded and supported by The United Way of Southeastern Connecticut.

Our empathetic, compassionate staff are dedicated to supporting people with addiction.


Recovery Friendly Workplace:

In 2024,
SCADD was designated a Recovery Friendly Employer.

Becoming a
Recovery Friendly
Workplace (RFW) means keeping your organization strong by keeping employees on the job, even as they recover from substance use.

Being a
Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) means reducing negative judgments and perceptions about workers experiencing or in recovery from SUD.

About the programs:


SCADD's Lebanon Pines program offers long term treatment for men with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders on a 56-acre campus in the southeastern region on Connecticut. "The Pines" provides a structured recovery environment with a focus on the psychosocial aspects of treatment. Residents work on recovery skills, managing the signs and symptoms of relapse and making meaningful lifestyle changes. Under the direction of our skilled and experienced staff, residents learn to recognize their disease, prevent relapse, and develop skills for reintegration into the community.


SCADD's Withdrawal Management program is a medically monitored withdrawal management and evaluation program delivered by medical and nursing professionals and enhanced by skilled clinicians and technicians. The services are delivered under a defined set of physicians monitored protocols. Twenty-four-hour nursing observation, medical monitoring and treatment are available on site. Counseling and case management services are available on site seven days per week.


New Hire Orientation and Onboarding:

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