Recovery Specialist Part-Time Sat & Sun (11pm to 7am)

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.

Oversees the day-to-day activities at the program and ensures the safety and security of residents at all times. Staffs the front desk, answers the phones, manages the daily client schedule, ensures that all client activities are completed, and manages the safety and security requirements for the house. Responsible for completing regular rounds, facilitating groups, and other administrative duties as assigned. Provides crisis intervention and medication monitoring. Must have computer/data entry skills. Must be English/Spanish bilingual. All shifts (day, evening, overnight, and weekends) are awake shifts.

• →Must be familiar with the structure and activities that occur during each shift
• →Implements all safety and security requirements for the house, including fire drills, evacuation procedures, and alarm and camera monitoring.
• →Reports all safety and security concerns to appropriate authorities and staff.
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  • →911 / Best Team Emergency Services
  • →Program Director
  • →Senior Clinical Staff on Site
• →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.
• →Monitors the front door and answers the front desk phone
• →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, i.e. knives, curling irons, irons, razors, etc.
• →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 complete H.M. checklist and logs as required Ensure all clients, visitors and staff sign in and out

• 3rd Shift (Awake) - 11pm to 7am

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, 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 hr@casaesperanza.org.