D174 - Macon Recover Program Manager

About River Edge Behavioral Health
 

Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations. Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services as well as awareness, education and recovery groups. 

Macon Recovers is an Addiction Recovery Support Center that is a peer led environment that offers a set of non-clinical activities that engage, educate and support individuals and families successfully to make life changes necessary to establish, maintain and enhance recovery (health and wellness) from substance use disorders. The recovery activities are community-based services for individuals with a substance use disorder; and consist of activities that promote recovery, self-determination, self-advocacy, well-being, and independence. Activities are individualized, recovery-focused, and based on a relationship that supports a person's ability to promote their own recovery. Macon Recovers focuses on building social support, linkage to and coordinating among other service providers, eliminating barriers to independence and continued recovery.

Location/Schedule:

                                    595 Wimbish Road, Macon

                                    Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

In this role you will…. provide leadership and day to day management at a peer support recovery program. The peer support program recognizes that there are many paths to recovery and provides a safe space for individuals wishing to recover from addiction. The manager(?) supervises staff, provides peer support to individuals, is actively involved with community partners to advocate, educate, expand resources, and provide hope to those with addictive disease, their loved ones and the community at large.

Benefits Offered:

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 401k with an employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short and Long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Employee Discount Program

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and implement compliance with policies/procedures/guidelines for all funding/credentialing bodies (DBHDD)
• Engage individuals and families in recovery activities that promote independence
• Be willing to publicly self- identify as being in recovery from a mental health, substance use or addiction diagnosis and share own story of recovery as an inspiration to others
• Monitor budgets and ensure KPIs are met
• Monitor staffing patterns (hires, trains and retains staff)
• Ensure timesheets are completed weekly and submitted by deadline
• Implement changes in program standards
• Complete monthly reports, and submits to supervisor by deadline
• Ensure timely documentation by staff 
• Monitor training records for all staff
• Attends and participate in all required meetings and committees
• Works in a professional manner with all community partners

•  Maintain appropriate professional and personal boundaries and be a positive, healthy role model for clients and staff
• Racial and cultural sensitivity

• Strong Customer Service Ethic
• Perform other related job duties as required or assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPS-AD certification and have at least two years’ experience working in the addiction recovery field.

Competencies:

Leadership: Using a leadership style that creates and maintains an environment based on mutual respect, trust, and teamwork.

Supervisory Alliance: Recognizing that the supervisee relationship develops over time and that the stage of relationship development influences the rule, roles, and expectations of the alliance.

Critical Thinking: Understanding the various contexts (organizational, political, societal, cultural) in which supervision is conducted.

Organizational Management and Administration: Being familiar with and abiding by current principles, laws, ethical guidelines and agency policies regarding personnel management.

Additional Information:

The Application Process

All qualified applicants will be considered.

This position is subject to close once a satisfactory candidate pool has been identified.

The hiring managers will contact only those selected for an interview.

Applicants who are not selected will receive notification via email.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email.

Diversity and Inclusion

River Edge Behavioral Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, genetic make-up, disability, age, or veteran status.

Drug-Free Workplace

River Edge Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace with a longstanding commitment to providing a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment.  In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998, all applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug screen.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

All selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.