Residential Shift Leader Men’s Treatment (Full-Time)

Are you passionate about making a difference in others' lives? Then come join the Straight and Narrow team!

Headquartered in Paterson, NJ, Straight and Narrow is the largest program of its kind. We provide innovative and compassionate services to individuals struggling with substance use and co-occurring disorders. We are looking for dedicated, caring and compassionate people to work in our Residential/Outpatient Treatment Facilities and Community Programs.

Residential Life Shift Leader (Full-Time)

Location: All Straight & Narrow Programs (Passaic/Patterson/ Secaucus)

Hours: Schedule per week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (8:00am - 4:00pm)

Regular Salary: $17.50-18.50/Hr

Job Summary:

The Shift Leader provides on-site leadership and operational oversight during assigned shifts to ensure a safe, structured, and supportive environment for clients in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation setting. This role supports client engagement in treatment programming, responds to crises, and ensures compliance with facility policies, licensing requirements, and clinical guidelines. The Shift Leader serves as a key point of contact during the shift, promptly documents and reports incidents, concerns, and operational or client-related issues to the onsite supervisor and leadership, and communicates effectively with clinical, medical, and administrative teams to support continuity of care. The role promotes teamwork, recovery-oriented care at all times. This is an awake position.

Position Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, disciplined and caring therapeutic environment and maintain direct supervision of all clients
• In collaboration with the RLD director assist in covering the responsibilities of Residential Life Supervisor in his/her absence from the agency.
• Have a thorough knowledge of CC-Straight & Narrow’s Policies & Procedures and Clients’ Handbook and enforce the rules and structures contained therein.
• Provide guidance to and assign specific tasks to RL Associates on the shift, filling in, when necessary, to ensure their completion.
• Cover RL Associate shifts when understaffed.
• Provide crisis intervention and help de-escalate incidents as they occur
• Participate in client interventions, case conferences and Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDT) as needed.
• Coordinate clients’ sick calls in coordination with the medical department
• Ensure clients attend Outside Appointments (OSAs) as scheduled and that a search is conducted upon their return according to policy.
• Ensure that daily client count sheet is prepared by RL personnel.