MISSION:
Our mission, grounded in traditional Native American culture, is to reduce health disparities by delivering high-quality comprehensive integrated healthcare and providing stable housing throughout the communities we serve.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Sober Living Home Manager is a live-in full-time position with the responsibility of managing and coordinating Pendelton Court Sober Living Home. This includes duties of resident support, administration, coordination of care, housekeeping, and daily living. The position works with residents in early recovery, providing structure and support to establish stable long-term recovery from substance use disorder.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Must resident on premises.
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Act as a role model in recovery for the residents of the home by modeling sobriety, work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills.
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Works with the team in screening potential residents.
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Admit and orient new Residents to Pendelton Court
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Develop a peer/coach relationship with residents.
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Facilitate house meetings, community meetings and/or life skills groups.
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Provide peer support services for the integrated clinic as well as all residents during their stay at the home.
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Monitors home for contraband to ensure a safe environment.
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Teach residents how to utilize available support systems in the community.
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May assist in coordinating care with external service providers.
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Provide other treatment team members with ongoing feedback regarding resident behavior to assist in the determination of programming.
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Provide management of the home, upkeep, schedule repairs, shopping, keeping inventory of household supplies, documenting, and remediate safety issues, and monitoring the home to protect from danger.
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Provide crisis intervention and mediation, within their scope of practice, as necessary.
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Enforce the house rules, including assignment of household chores to residents.
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Works closely with the integrated clinic’s clinicians, case managers, supervisors, and other team members on coordination of care, when needed.
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Complete documentation of resident information, including activities performed or interventions provided as part of the service delivery process, to be documented and monitored in resident case files.
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Organization and maintenance of documentation of written client information.
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Monitoring of house budget including receiving and recording payments for rent or program fees.
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Assures that proper food handling and storage is followed.
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Be available 24/7 to residents living in the home.
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Is available to work in the integrated clinic and assume additional duties as assigned by the Clinical Director.
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Other duties as assigned.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Ability to thrive in a variable schedule and non-traditional work environment.
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Ability to de-escalate individuals under stress.
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Ability to prioritize, be resourceful and manage changing priorities.
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Ability to work independently and complete tasks within established deadlines.
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Ability to work well with others in a team approach.
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Ability to be thorough and pay great attention to detail.
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Ability to maintain professionalism, patient boundaries, and ethics.
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Knowledge of addiction and the social impacts of substance use.
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Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
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Exercises sound judgment and is motivated to meet deadlines.
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Demonstrate critical thinking, problem-solving, organizational and time management skills.
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Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work effectively with a wide range of people.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills.
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Excellent customer service skills.
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Maintain NAC’s Core Values when performing job functions and when interacting with NAC staff and partners.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
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High School Diploma or GED
WORK EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENT:
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Prior lived experience with substance use and recovery preferred.
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Must be sober and have maintained sobriety for at least one year.
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CPR certification or ability to be certified prior to working with clients.
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Previous experience in working with diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
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Demonstrates a working knowledge of substance use, sober living home best practices and State licensure requirements.
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Experience in working with the Native American population preferred.
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MS Office proficiency
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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Able to sit, stand and walk with/ without accommodations.
NATIVE AMERICAN PREFERENCE: Preference may be given to qualified Native American Indians according to the Indian Preference Hiring Act, CFR 25 USC 472. Other than Indian Preference, Native American Connections, Inc. adheres to all provisions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
DRUG FREE WORKPLACE: Native American Connections is a drug-free workplace with safety-sensitive jobs. Use of alcohol and legal or illegal drugs may impair and alter employees' judgement resulting in increased safety risks, workplace injuries, and faulty decision making. Reporting to work at NAC after use of alcohol, a controlled substance, or abuse of any other substance is absolutely prohibited.
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT:
This position is considered to be Non-Exempt and entitled to overtime pay for hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per workweek for overtime pay provisions as provided by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and any applicable state laws.
