• Evaluates the learning needs and provides trainings to ensure all Lodge staff are appropriately trained in job functions, including crisis management, interventions and milieu functioning.
• Maintains a climate conducive to staff morale and effective communication on unit.
• Completes required performance evaluations, as well as daily informal consultation with behavioral health staff. Addresses staff work performance, performance issues, and documents according to policy and procedures.
• Leads and supervises in the maintenance of a structured and safe, therapeutic milieu, remains vigilant, pro-active , role models for staff, and ensures all policies and procedures related to resident/milieu safety are adhered to and environmentally sound.
• Takes an active role the lodge weekly Care Conferences and provides feedback on all resident milieu behavior.
• Collaborates with therapists, psychiatrists, dieticians, substance abuse specialists, and nurses to plan and coordinate treatment based on residents’ needs.
• Participates in the training/cross training of other staff.
• Establishes therapeutic relationships with residents that are beneficial to their treatment and recovery.
• Welcomes each new Admission to their respective Lodge to ensure a complete orientation is performed, and engaging them into the Timberline Knolls recovery community and outlining their individual programming.
• Consistently reviews residents’ compliance with program expectations, rules and responsibilities.
• Completes all required documentation according to policies and procedures.
• Communicates milieu and resident issues to RN and the treatment team members during the shift and problem solves effectively;
• Ensures compliance with confidentiality of resident information.
• May require flexibility in scheduling and additional hours when necessary, including on call.

Experience

• 2 year(s): Behavioral Health/Social Services

Education

• Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)