Residential Counselor/Recovery Specialist FSW (Per Diem), Various Shifts, Worcester Based

UMass Memorial Health
United States, Massachusetts, Worcester
Nov 15, 2024
Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account. Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Schedule Details: Scheduled Hours: Shift: Hours: 0.1 Cost Center: Union: SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process. Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Responsibilities: Collaborates with multidisciplinary team, managers and colleagues to ensure client progress. Assist the process of search of client belongings, bedrooms or unit, ensuring the process is completed without compromising the dignity of the client. Ensure client completion of daily life skills including personal hygiene. Provide crisis intervention when necessary. Supervise clients during meal, group and recreation time. Utilize face checks policy. Orient all new clients to the facility and treatment expectations utilizing all documents prepared for client orientation. Assist clients in the admission process as needed. Work alongside the multidisciplinary team and assist clients in working toward next level of services. Qualifications: C02: Recovery Specialist I: HSD/GED/HiSet required; college coursework, associate degree or bachelor's degree preferred C04: Recovery Specialist II: Bachelor's degree required; degree or coursework in psychology, social work, or humans services preferred High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associates Degree in Substance Use Disorder Treatment or other human services concentrations preferred. Understanding of addiction and recovery. Bilingual candidates preferred. All candidates will be subject to a CORI review as outlined in the regulations set by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information, click here. Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action by Community Healthlink to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.