Residential Advisor

Los Angeles CA

Description

As a Residential Advisor at One Method Center, you will be responsible for demonstrating professionalism when interacting with clients and their families while maintaining boundaries, observing and reporting client behaviors, ensuring client safety, and facilitating the clients’ daily activities per the program schedule. DAILY TASKS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • Facilitating activities of clients throughout the day from morning routines to chores supervision, meal service, and laundry assistance • Transporting clients to and from appointments • Monitoring client behavior, observing, and documenting in Client records • Observing client location and documents in Residential Checklist (minimum of every 15 minutes during A.M. and P.M. shifts, every ½ hour during overnight shifts). • Facilitating assigned groups/meetings/activities per program schedule • Coordinating milieu treatment with counseling staff (via client record and staff communication) • Writing in shift log (including check in and check out as well as a summary of the shift events) • Conducting vehicle inspections and following all traffic laws • Observing self-administration of client medications (only after provided with appropriate training and document per company policy) • Ensures physical plant safety and security by conducting regular house checks, fire drills, and disaster drills per policy and procedure • Conducts check-in to residence with new clients including search of items brought to facility and lock-up of contraband and medications / Complete Admission/Intake paperwork with incoming client when needed • One-on-one monitoring of at-risk clients (ATA risk; suicidal ideation, etc.) per directive from Residential Supervisor or Director • Follows emergency procedures exactly (including following paging protocol, following directives given exactly, transportation, etc.) • ATA prevention; including one-on-one peer counseling, notification to assigned counselor and immediate notification (via in person or by paging) of Director or Program Director whenever a client talks about leaving the program • Conducts UA drug screen collection when directed, following appropriate procedures • Attend mandatory staff meeting (Friday’s at 1p.m.; meeting times vary) • Professional and compassionate interaction with clients If you're looking to make a difference and assist clients in their recovery, this is the place for you. Overnight and morning shifts available!