On-Call Female Treatment Assistant

Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness poverty and addictions. We hire people that are skilled and passionate to meet our mission to end homelessness through outcomebased strategies which support personal and community transformation.

Letty Owings is hiring OnCall Treatment Assistants for all shifts at a 24/7 Facility!

Letty Owings Center (LOC) has helped young mothers to become sober healthy and hopeful about the future. Recovery is more complex during pregnancy and while raising young children we offer a safe inclusive environment for women to live with their children while in treatment for substance use disorders. Our residents often are able to stay with their children who might otherwise be placed in foster care.

Treatment Assistants are responsible for providing care and close intensive supervision to all clients and their children in a 24hour treatment facility. General responsibilities include: providing clientcentered care using deescalation skills observing and reporting behaviors and supporting a healthy and safe milieu environment providing high quality customer service and other duties as needed. This position works closely with the Milieu Supervisor counselors and other staff to develop and implement a supportive environment for LOC clients.

Shift Times:6:40am 3:00pm 2:30pm 11:00pm and 10:30pm 7:00am

Shift Requirements:For the first 2 months each oncall Treatment Assistant must work at least 4 shifts a month. Once fully trained it can go down to 1 shift a month.

Bonus Eligibility:Oncalls can receive a $250 bonus for working 8 overnight shifts in a 3 month period or working 25 shifts (Day Swing or Overnight) in a 6 month period.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School or GED.
• A minimum of two years work or volunteer experience in related field required (i.e. shelter residential or day treatment counseling substance abuse treatment etc..
• Must possess a current drivers license pass a DMV background check and be designated an acceptable driver as outlined in Central City Concerns Fleet Safety Policy. Must pass an initial driver training within 60 days of being an approved driver and continued recertification training.
• Prior experience working with atrisk women preferred.
• Knowledge of TwelveStep Recovery process.
• Have or able to obtain Adult and Child/Infant CPR Certification AND Adult and Pediatric First Aid Certification prior to start date.
• Ability to adhere to Central City Concerns drugfree workplace which encourages a safe healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the DrugFree Workplace Act of 1988. An employee shall not in the workplace unlawfully manufacture distribute dispense possess or use a controlled substance or alcohol.
• Physical ability to bend stoop kneel squat reach twist pull and lift heavy objects up to 50 lbs. 3 feet off the ground several times per shift.
• Must pass a preemployment drug screen TB test and background check. This includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit. Must be approved by the Childcare Background Check Unit.
• Must adhere to agencys nondiscrimination policies.
• Ability to effectively interact with coworkers and clients and children with diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds religious views political affiliations sexual orientation and treat each individual with respect and dignity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides quality client and childcare while promoting dignity independence and choice and regularly observes physical and mental conditions and reports changes to counselor and/or appropriate center staff.
• Communicates and interacts effectively and tactfully with clients their children visitors families peers and supervisors.
• Initiates emergency response procedures as required.
• Coordinate residents activities as detailed on the weekly schedule.
• Facility maintenance including monitoring and supervision of clients performance of household chores and assigning weekly household tasks.
• Teach and role model care of infants to clients.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings.
• Answer house phone and perform various clerical duties as needed.
• Observe selfadministered client and childs medications and maintain accurate records.
• Administer and document observed urine drug screen (UDS) analysis.
• Assist clients in completing paperwork from other agencies.
• Transport residents to and from activities and appointments as needed.
• Assist clients with attending to their own needs specifically related to women i.e. breastfeeding feminine hygiene etc.
• Attend all mandatory CCC trainings in a timely manner.
• Adhere to all state and federal privacy regulations including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2and to CCC policies and agreements regarding confidentiality privacy and security. Support compliance with all privacy and security requirements pursuant to community partners and outside providers patient confidentiality agreements including privacy and security requirements for EMR access. This includes immediate reporting of any PHI breach of CCC or outside provider health records to the CCC Legal and Quality departments and the program administrator.

DESCRIPTION OF OTHER DUTIES

• Provide care for children and infants while women are in treatment.
• Participate in nonclinical client and staff group meetings.
• Review records for accuracy and maintain filing systems.
• Ability to understand and implement selfsufficiency treatment or discharge plans.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Understanding of substance use disorders as a disease including treatment and intervention methods.
• Ability to work both as a team member and independently.
• Ability to learn requirements of HIPAA confidentiality and boundaries and incorporate into daily job performance.
• Ability to clearly communicate expectations and consequences to clients.
• Ability to manage complex and multiple tasks and prioritize appropriately.
• Sufficient manual dexterity and physical ability to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing with clients their children coworkers corrections personnel police child welfare workers and other community members.
• Ability to work with people from a diverse range of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds including those with dual diagnoses or other disabilities who may display hostility.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and necessary paperwork.
• Knowledge of and ability to utilize deescalation techniques when encountering volatile situations.
• High degree of comfort and sufficient advancement in personal recovery to appropriately facilitate clients in theirs.
• Demonstrated understanding of professional and personal boundaries in the workplace.

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of the position.

As an agency deeply rooted in recovery part of our policy and commitment to a drug and alcoholfree workplace includes postoffer preemployment drug screens. Please note we follow Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances even for those legal at the state level.

Central City Concern is a second chance employer and complies with applicable laws regarding consideration of criminal background for employment purposes. Government regulations contractual requirements or the duties of this job may require CCC to conduct a background check and take appropriate action to address prior criminal convictions.