Unity Healing Center is dedicated to breaking the cycle of addiction and restoring hope and wellness to Native American youth, their families and communities.

Duties

Monitors residents at all times and screens visitors, phone calls, and family visits. Transports clients to and from the treatment center for off campus activities, appointments, emergency health care or other professional resources as needed. Trains and assists with self-administered medications, accurately monitors and records clients medication. Accompanies and participates in resident activities such as, walking, hiking, biking, rock climbing and rappelling, canoeing, swimming, over-night camping, basketball, tennis and softball. Serves as a healthy positive role model and leader, encourages compliance of the program, provides residential orientation, demonstrates respect and safe reassurance towards adolescents.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates for GS-5 must have had 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level OR successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that (a) included at 24 semester hours in any combination of subjects directly related to the work of the position; (b) included a major in social behavior, human behavior, or health care. Specialized Experience: Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Group leader in community or residential recreation or training programs. Counselor in a youth summer camp. Instructor in a training program for the development of job skills. Work that demonstrated the ability to be responsible for and to lead and train members of a job crew. Group activities leader in the Armed Services. Unit leader-monitor-proctor for a dormitory group in a boarding school or other residential facility. Aid or assistant to professional or specialist staff in such fields as personnel (private or government), employment guidance in a vocational or academic institution, social service, or manpower development. Aid or assistant to professional or associate staff engaged in work of a social services nature in private, public welfare, government program, or community organizations, or in voluntary activities. Aid or assistant to professional or specialist staff working with individuals who are addicted to or abuse alcohol and/or drugs. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

There are no education requirements.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Unity Healing Center Regional Treatment Center PO Box C 201 Cherokee, NC 28719 US
• Name: Nashville Area HR Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]