Recovery Residence Manager

Job Title: Recovery Residence Manager 

FLSA Status Non-Exempt 

Hours Worked: Schedule varies 

Salary: Contract plus rent and utilities

Position Type: Live-in Position Summary

This position requires a detail-oriented individual with leadership skills and a passion for helping others recover from a substance use disorder. The Recovery Residence Manager is a full-time, live-in professional with the responsibility of managing and coordinating the Recovery Residence. This includes duties related to administration, housekeeping, and daily living. This position works directly with men in early recovery, providing structure and support to resident's seeking to establish stable long-term recovery from a substance use disorder. 

The Recovery Residence Manager works with residents seeking recovery from the time they apply for entry into the home to their transition to housing in the community. This position is responsible for all program entry and exiting procedures. The Recovery Residence Manager oversees daily operations of the Recovery Residence. This includes managing and coordinating daily housekeeping tasks, leading weekly House Meetings, conducting inspections, and planning for random drug testing. This position is also involved in supporting residents to develop recovery plans and teaching residents skills needed to live in recovery. The Recovery Residence Manager works as part of a team and receives regular non-clinical supervision. 

Candidates for this position must be able to maintain organized records, communicate effectively both orally and in writing and be able to interact appropriately and professionally with residents who are working on their recovery. Candidates must also be able to effectively handle emergency/crisis situations as they arise. 

Job Description 

Essential duties and responsibilities Recovery Home Operations 

·Enforce all House Rules, Policies, and Procedures, with support of the Housing Leadership, while residing in the home as necessary;

·Assist residents to develop strengths-based, self-directed recovery plans, while teaching residents skills necessary to live in recovery, including attending treatment team meetings as determined appropriate; 

·Coordination of and planning of recovery home activities/programs, housekeeping, screenings and maintaining supply inventory; 

·Conduct house and room inspections regularly, or upon suspicion, and report any adverse findings to Housing Leadership; 

·Promote and foster leadership and increased responsibility in those residents with greater recovery capital and/or greater time in recovery; 

·Participate in the screening and interviewing of potential residents and direct the orientation of new residents; 

·Assist residents transition to housing within the community and exit from the program, dictated by resident choice or programmatic infraction, with assistance from the Housing Leadership as necessary; 

·Participate in weekly non-clinical supervision with the Housing Leadership

·Implement Good Neighbor policies, with the support of the Housing Leadership

·Apprise Housing Leadership of any and all issues/concerns requiring their immediate attention such as need for referral, imminent danger of relapse, etc. ·Complete all necessary documentation in a timely manner;·Provide information on volunteer opportunities to residents.

·Provide information on public transportation routes.

·Consistently model appropriate boundaries, ethics, and maintenance of personal recovery plan

·Understand and adhere to all policies, procedures, and code of ethics

·Ensure the recovery home operates in a way that supports recovery, maintains a safe environment, and follows the principles of a Recovery-Oriented System of Care. 

Licenses and Certifications

Valid New Jersey Drivers License or State ID, reliable transportation preferred 

Certified Peer Recovery Specialist required within 6 months upon hire

Education and/or experience

NJ CPRS Training or willingness to attend and complete training within 6 months of employment, as available. 

Sustained recovery as defined by the following criteria: seeing recovery as a shared goal across pathways, seeing continuous improvements in life including continual improvement of physical health, emotional health, relationships, spirituality/life purpose/meaning, and services to others, as well as having an awareness of consequences, having experienced a transformative experience with hope and help seeking, identifying as a person in recovery, and having a sense of self as a better person in recovery. 

Other knowledge, skills and/or abilities 

·Experience with obstacles and challenges facing those in early recovery and ability to support multiple pathways of recovery; 

·Strong organizational and decision-making skills;

·Ability to effectively handle crisis or emergency situations and take necessary actions;·Knowledge of community resources and the impact of mental health, substance use, and trauma on the individual, family, and community; 

·Ability to travel occasionally around the community;

·Basic to intermediate computer skills;

·Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a team, including effective communication (both written and verbally).

·Must be able to live in a communal living situation, maintaining a highly visible presence in the Recovery Home, including residing in the Recovery Home at night with no adult overnight visitors. 

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by  to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the manager is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, go up and down stairs, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to focus. The employee may lift up to 20 lbs.