Acenda Integrated Health·Glassboro, New Jersey
The Residential Assistant provides support and monitoring for mothers and children in a recovery-focused transitional living program. Responsibilities include facilitating life skills education, ensuring resident safety, and maintaining accurate progress documentation.
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Job Title: Residential Assistant
Acenda Integrated Health provides 100+ behavioral health programs, including mental health services, crisis care, substance use recovery, family therapy, maternal and pediatric support, and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits, work-life balance, professional development, and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact.
The Residential Assistant provides support and monitoring of mothers and children within the program by recognizing cravings, urges, triggers and providing skill building including relapse prevention planning. Provide parental support and life skills education to those served. Prevent and assist with crisis situations to help reduce the potential for relapse. Work collaboratively with other team members for continuity of care.
A Place to Call Home is a Recovery-Focused Independent Transitional Living that was created to facilitate safe, supportive and sober housing for expectant and postpartum women who have struggled with opioids as well as other substances and are in early recovery. The recovery-focused program provides parenting support, vocational counseling, case management services, peer recovery support, medication education and support, along with life skills while linking residents with mental health and substance abuse counseling. We are able to serve 10 women, along with their babie and other children, at a time.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Base
Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Department/Program: A Place to Call Home (APTCH)
Market context
Behavioral health positions in New Jersey often draw steady demand from providers serving children, families, and community-based programs. These roles can be competitive because employers commonly look for a master’s degree, a valid clinical license, bilingual communication skills, and child welfare experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, and tailor your application to highlight licensure, language ability, and direct child welfare exposure.
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