ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP·Nashville, Tennessee
Provide direct emotional support, encouragement, and care to clients with eating disorders throughout their daily routines. Facilitate mealtime training, attend group sessions, and maintain a structured environment to discourage disordered behaviors.
Founded as part of the Odyssey Eating Disorder Network. Aster Springs is unique in our ability to work with our clinicians, leaders, and experts nationally to ensure the care provided at Aster Springs is evidence-based and industry leading within our state-of-the-art facility. Our Aster Springs Nashville location provides residential and outpatient eating disorder treatment in a safe and serene environment to heal. Located just minutes away from downtown Music City, our multidisciplinary treatment team provides tailored treatment plans designed to meet the unique needs of each client.
Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence Multiple Career Development Pathways 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support 401K with Company Match Generous Team Member Referral Program How You'll Make a Difference: Recovery Care Specialists works directly with clients throughout the day/night to provide emotional support, encouragement, empathy, and care. The RCS eat with clients, attend group with clients, process events/emotions with clients, and provide general structure to help clients refrain from eating disorder thoughts and behaviors. Essential Responsibilities: Correctly facilitate necessary shift communication with supervisor Participate in on-call rotation for RCS position Attend/incorporate training of de-escalation, grounding, processing, flashbacks, and other eating disorder associated issues into job performance. Work with RCS/Treatment team to present one clear decision/voice/standard to clients Able to recognize need of client to process/have ability and openness to engage/know limitations of ability to process at present time Appropriately communicate information/concerns from processing to therapist/treatment team Using empathy, sensitivity, and being genuine during processing times Being physically available for clients to approach you Build rapport/trusting relationship with clients while maintaining professional boundaries Able to follow emergency intervention for self- harm Follow house rules/set example Encourage/direct clients to attend/participate in daily programming Complete weekly affirmations for clients Be alert/aware during extended periods of down- time (clients sleeping, working on projects, etc.) Attend/participate in groups while on shift Drive clients to appointments/outings/meeting in company vehicles Eat/incorporate mealtime training with clients during meals/snacks Encourage clients during meals/snacks using behavioral intervention as needed Work 2-3 major and minor holidays each year Complete understanding of activity/band levels and associated client rules/expectations General understanding of Nutritional philosophy, Body image issues, and typical ED behaviors Document meal/snack/beverage completion Complete time sheets daily/sign weekly QualificationsWhat We're Seeking: Bachelors degree (mental health/social work field preferred) Active First Aid/CPR/AED certification (American Red Cross/American Heart Association) Documented proof of MMR and HEP B vaccinations Valid Drivers License Successful completion of Criminal Background Check through DBHDS, Background Investigation Unit, and VDSS Registry Searches. Aster Springs Treatment Center provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Aster Springs reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.” ISJP123
Requires a Bachelor's degree, preferably in mental health or social work, and active First Aid/CPR/AED certification. Candidates must have a valid driver's license and pass comprehensive criminal background checks and vaccination requirements.
Market context
Behavioral-health roles in Tennessee are often tied to schools, community programs, and outpatient settings serving children and adolescents, so employers usually look for candidates with direct youth mental-health experience. This type of role can be competitive because the posting asks for a specific degree-and-experience mix, plus prior work with children and adolescents; the listed requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. Before applying, match your resume to the exact experience path and highlight any youth-focused interventions, crisis support, or family engagement work.