Resident Care Assistant – Full-Time | Rustic Facility | Nova Recovery Center — Austin, TX

Eudaimonia Recovery Homes is seeking a Live-In Resident Assistant to provide a consistent evening and overnight presence within our men’s sober living community. This position is responsible for supporting residents, completing curfew checks and safety rounds, responding to concerns, and helping maintain a safe, structured, and recovery-focused living environment. Living onsite is a required part of this position. The selected candidate will receive a private room as part of the compensation package and must be available for scheduled shifts and occasional after-hours call-outs in accordance with the live-in employment agreement.

The schedule

• 1st shift 7a-3p
• 2nd shift 3p-11p
• 3rd shift 11p-7a

What you will do

• Your Role as a Resident Care Assistant
• As a Resident Care Assistant (RCA), you will help create a structured and safe recovery environment while monitoring, guiding, and supporting clients in their daily activities.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Client Supervision & Program Support
• Ensure clients attend scheduled program activities
• Provide guidance, direction, and redirection as needed
• Serve as a positive role model and support the client’s recovery process
• Safety & Facility Oversight
• Conduct routine facility rounds and report any issues
• Recognize crisis situations and provide appropriate interventions
• Enforce Nova Recovery’s safety policies and procedures
• Communication & Documentation
• Accurately document all relevant client interactions in BestNotes
• Maintain frequent communication with supervisors regarding client behavior
• Prepare and distribute group attendance reports
• Professionalism & Ethics
• Maintain confidentiality regarding clients and staff
• Represent Nova Recovery Center in a professional and positive manner
• Follow Nova’s Code of Ethical Conduct and uphold workplace standards
• Essential Responsibilities
• Work assigned shifts in full and follow all established residence protocols.
• Complete nightly curfew checks for all residents.
• Conduct scheduled safety and wellness rounds throughout the property.
• Build appropriate relationships with residents through regular, documented interactions, with additional attention given to residents during their first 30 days.
• Administer drug and alcohol testing when required and in accordance with company procedures.
• Complete shift handoffs and communicate relevant resident or property concerns to incoming staff.
• Document incidents and other reportable events before the end of the shift.
• Immediately escalate urgent safety, behavioral, or resident concerns to the Operations Manager.
• Help ensure residents are awake and prepared for required weekday programming.
• Maintain possession of the duty phone and remain reachable throughout the assigned shift.
• Support compliance with community expectations, policies, and sober living requirements.
• Maintain professional boundaries and protect resident confidentiality.
• Position Limitations
• The Resident Assistant does not have the authority to issue formal violations, make discharge decisions, or transport residents in a personal vehicle. These matters must be referred to the Operations Manager.

What you need

Required

• What You Need to Apply
• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED required
• Strong Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interact warmly and professionally while maintaining boundaries
• Technology Skills: Familiarity with Windows operating systems and basic documentation tools
• Reliability & Adaptability: Ability to work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays
• Valid Texas Driver’s License & Clean Driving Record (required for company vehicle use)
• Ability to Work in a Fast-Paced Environment and handle high-pressure situations calmly
• Dependable, responsible, and comfortable working independently.
• Able to maintain professional boundaries while building trust with residents.
• Strong communication, documentation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Able to respond calmly and appropriately during urgent or unexpected situations.

Preferred, not required

If you hold the credential and the rest is thin, apply anyway. The preferred list is what we would like, not a filter we run.

Where you would work

Austin — 7211 Northeast Dr., Austin, TX 78723. On site, and worth saying plainly: this is a Briarwood Detox Center campus rather than a Briarwood building, so the photographs elsewhere on this site are not of it.

Questions about this role

Equal opportunity

We welcome applicants from every background, including people with lived experience of recovery. Hiring decisions are made on credential, experience and fit for the role. Briarwood Detox Center is operated by Nova Recovery LLC, which is the employer named on the application.