Counselor in Training (CIT)/Safety Technician
Date Posted
Close Date
Industry
Nonprofit
Location
Pemberton, NJ
Job Type
Full-Time
Maryville Addiction Treatment Center
Contact
Natasha Spence
Title
Assistant Director of Human Resources
Email
The Counselor in Training (CIT)/Safety Technician teach vital and innovative life skills to people overcoming substance abuse twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. This individual is responsible for performing tasks that ensure clients are safe on the campus. The Counselor in Training (CIT)/Safety Technician facilitates proper care by assisting clients incorporate daily routines as a part of a client’s overall recovery plan.
Responsibilities:
- Assists clients with following daily schedules.
- Enforces client rules for program.
- Conducts new admissions orientation multiple times a week.
- Conducts searches of client rooms and client items.
- Assists with organizing and scheduling drug screens for clients.
- Assists with new admissions and discharges.
- Communicates events of the previous shifts during shift changes.
- Completes mandatory daily inspections and searches of client living quarters and fire safety equipment and fire log book.
- Performs light housekeeping as needed for common areas and workstation.
- Maintains and updates log book during shift.
- Updates roll call sheets, the census, and finalizes emails to Counselors (or Counselor Interns) about the shift.
- Communicates with clinical staff regarding client needs and behaviors.
- Transports clients to hospital, doctor appointments, and After Care.
- Attends client group meetings, lectures, and meetings as required and conduct didactic lectures.
- Provides crisis intervention services and responds to emergency situations as needed.
- Follows procedures in response to all emergencies and demonstrates calm and controlled behaviors during a crisis situation, properly documents the findings with incident reports and results of the response.
- Must be alert for activities which could result in possible crisis and assist in situations in a professional and efficient manner.
- Adheres to COVID-19 safety protocols, including monitoring isolation rooms for COVID-19 symptomatic clients.
- Performs all other responsibilities and duties as assigned.