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About the Role
Gateway Foundation is seeking Direct Care Monitors to provide essential services to individuals with substance use and mental health disorders within a correctional healthcare setting. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a marginalized population while working for an organization that values teamwork, professional growth, and aligning career with personal values.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and observe clients, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- Provide motivational support and guidance to assist clients in meeting therapeutic goals.
- Report client observations and contribute to treatment decisions.
- Monitor clients in medication self-administration.
- Collect urine samples for laboratory screening.
- Administer breathalyzer tests to clients for alcohol detection.
- Support treatment plans by scheduling and coordinating client transportation.
- Assist in planning client interactive events.
- Provide security for the medical building.
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.
- 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.
- Ability to work overtime and occasional weekends.
- Ability to walk or move about facilities for up to two hours at a time.
- Ability to speak with others to exchange information and provide support.
- Ability to proofread and check documents and files for accuracy.
- Ability to respond to telephones and pages, and to hear and detect alarms and unusual noises.
Skills
- Motivational support
- Client observation
- Treatment planning
- Medication monitoring
- Urine sample collection
- Breathalyzer administration
- Client transportation coordination
- Security
- Therapeutic alliance building
Location
- Corrections Facility
Work Type
- Full-time
- Overtime
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $19.00 per hour starting pay
- $.50 per hour shift differential for 3rd shift
- Annual reviews including merit increases
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee wellness program
- Employee assistance programs
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with 3% employer match
- Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- 18 paid time off days per year
- 9 paid company holidays
- Training & Development Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year
- eLearning access
- Clinical Supervision
- Meals provided
About the Company
- Gateway Foundation, Inc. is a national non-profit dedicated to helping individuals with substance use and mental health disorders since 1968.
- Provides essential tools and knowledge for recovery, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives.
- Operates through Community Services, Corrections Divisions, and Corporate Headquarters.
- Recognized for innovative, effective treatment approaches and high standards.
- Focuses on delivering high-quality clinical services as a recognized leader in evidence-based treatment.
- Values employees and aims to be an employer of choice.
- Emphasizes teamwork and professional growth.
Equal Opportunity
- Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets.