Recovery Specialist - Men's Residence - Summit Avenue - Per Diem at Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Bay Cove Human Services' mission is to partner with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential. Bay Cove pursues this mission by providing individualized and compassionate services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and homelessness at more than 175 program sites throughout Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts.


Bay Cove Human Services is committed to ensuring the representation and participation of candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We encourage all qualified individuals, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, to apply.


Job Summary: This position is responsible for implementing the policies and procedures of the Caspar Men's Residential Program, help maintain a safe environment for the clients, and provide support in the framework of recovery from substance use disorder and alcoholism.


Shifts Available: 7am - 3pm, 3pm - 11pm, 2 shifts per month minimum


Essential Functions of the Position:

• Respond appropriately to any emergency situation. Contact on-call staff when necessary.


• Oversee and monitor the proper distribution and intake of all client medication.


• Provide care for program participants and maintain order by monitoring client activities, providing crisis intervention and resolving conflicts, as needed.


• Maintain all safety and security policies and procedures, including bed checks, building security, and fire safety.


• Maintain daily logs.


• Monitor and maintain inventory of all program supplies, and assist staff responsible for purchasing of all supplies, as needed.


• Food preparation, planning, management, and service on a daily basis, as needed.


• Attend staff meetings as scheduled.


• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED


• Knowledge of modality specific issues, such as substance use disorder or homelessness.


• Must be knowledgeable with the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Patient Record (Title 42CFR-Part 2)


• Good written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to follow and implement the policies and procedures of the program.


• Be able to work independently.


• Ability to perform assigned duties while maintaining a perspective as to the place occupied in the rehabilitative community.


• Able to accept supervision and be part of a team.


• Ability to manage stress.


• Ability to respond physically to needs of the clients or other house issues on all floors.


• CPR/First Aid Training


• Must stay current with any modality required training, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS, Hep C, Narcan, Servsafe, Crisis Intervention, Harassment, etc.