Perhaps you’re the manager, or even owner, of a rehab or recovery house and must manage addictions staff. If so, here are the types of employees that you don’t want on your payroll. People You DO NOT Want on Your Addictions Staff Someone with irrelevant skills – Now, you may wonder why you would have
Written by addiction jobs If you’ve been looking for recovery jobs for awhile, it’s quite possible that you’re frustrated. But are you acting desperate and displaying actions that seem bizarre enough to garner negative attention? If this is the case, you aren’t doing your job search efforts any favors and could be undermining your future prospects as well. Are
Written by addiction jobs When you begin applying for those recovery jobs, a lot of correspondence is likely to take place over email. Many times, the first exposure the employer will have to you will be over email so it is important that you are using proper etiquette in your correspondence. Here are some things to consider: Email Etiquette
Written by addiction jobs The Criminal Justice Addictions Professional is another rewarding career in substance abuse that allows you to have a national certification and work in an area with a great need. Consider this: 1 out of every 100 U.S. citizens is now behind bars. Approximately 80% of those behind bars have abused drug or alcohol and nearly 50%
Written by addiction jobs If you’ve seen A&E’s “Intervention” show, you’ve seen an Intervention Specialist in action. If not, we’ll cover all the bases for you here. An intervention specialist is an addiction professional who is hired to help confront people who have alcohol and substance abuse issues, compulsive gambling disorders or other addiction issues. They are generally hired
Written by addiction jobs Addiction counselor jobs are pretty plentiful right now, but finding the right one for you and the perfect fit with an organization could take some time. The longer you spend in your job search, the tougher it seems and motivation starts to lose it’s momentum. Some days it can be tough to get going, search
Written by addiction jobs If you are trying to motivate your addictions staff, there is no better way than showing them the love through employee appreciation. It sounds trite on the surface but it works, and it works well. A recent study by online career site Glassdoor revealed that more than 80% of employees say they’re motivated
Written by addiction jobs When it comes to searching for recovery jobs, it’s no secret that many have taken to social media to pursue companies and even try to land a job. We’ve already written an article about that here. We’ve even talked a bit about how employers are using social media to take a look at prospective employees.
Written by addiction jobs How Disorganized is Your Addictions Staff? Whether your addictions staff consists of a large rehab facility, a recovery house, or a small counseling practice, some form of organization is a must for the wheels to keep turning efficiently so that services are provided with the level of care that they are intended. When most get
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