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SalaryGateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine—including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses—deliver care that never stops.
Throughout Gateway’s proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission.
If you are a collaborative professional who shares our commitment to helping people with substance abuse and mental health issues turn their lives around – Gateway Is The Place For You!
Direct Care Monitors are responsible for:
Monitors and observes clients, ensures their safety and well-being, and provides motivational support and guidance to assist them in meeting therapeutic goals.
- Reports client observations and contributes to treatment decisions concerning therapy, discipline, and privileges.
- Monitors clients in medication self-administration, collects urine samples from clients for laboratory screening and administer breathalyzer to clients for detection of alcohol use.
- Supports treatment plans by scheduling and coordinating client transportation, assisting in planning client interactive events, and so forth.
- Provide security for the medical building.
Job Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience in corrections, security guard, security officer, home health aide (HHA), direct support professional (DSP), caregiver, or substance abuse counseling is a plus. Any and all work experience is encouraged to apply
- Must be able to respectfully interact with substance abuse clients and form a working therapeutic alliance
- Valid driver’s license in state of residence and good driving record required
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Ability to work overtime and weekends
Work Environment:
- Large campus which requires walking and standing of up to two hours at a time
- Work with clients who are in the criminal justice system and are receiving treatment for substance use
Competitive Compensation and Benefits:
Gateway Foundation values its employees and provides an inclusive and diverse work environment where dedicated employees can make a difference. We are committed to engaging and rewarding our employees in meaningful ways. For eligible employees, we provide a Total Rewards Package that includes:
Health Insurance - Including a wellness premium incentive opportunity
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off - Including 18 days of PTO and 9 paid holidays in the first year
- Short Term Disability - Accrue up to seven days annually, to be used during an extended personal illness
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Commuter Accounts
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Long-Term Disability (LTD)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Gateway is a qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Training & Development Programs
Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $18.50 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Every weekend
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- corrections, security guard, security officer: 1 year (Preferred)
- Direct Support Professional: 1 year (Preferred)
- Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Night Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
