🔎 House Mentor Search & Evaluation

House Mentor Candidates

Current Guests

When possible, House Mentors should be selected out of the pool of current Guests in your home, or elsewhere. This will result in candidates with greater awareness of our policies, mission, procedures, and the responsibilities of a House Mentor. They should be selected based on their general ability to perform the tasks required of them. An assessment of their ability to be firm, fair, lead Guests, and build a healthy recovery community. You will rely on them to run a home, and careful selection is the key to having a great House Mentor and great homes.

Outside search

If you are unable to source a House Mentor from your pool of Guests, you can engage in a search using tools available, with a focus on networking in the recovery community to fill the position.

If you are posting the availability of a House Mentor position, use our House Mentor Job Description as a guide.

House Mentor Search

When there is a need for a House Mentor, we must conduct a House Mentor Search. Learn more about this important step in our House Mentor Search & Evaluation article.

House Mentor candidates (those who have expressed interest in becoming a House Mentor) should apply using this link.

Candidates should apply here:

House Mentor Evaluation

Candidates for the position of House Mentor undergo a House Mentor Interview. with the Operator.

If the candidate is not a current Guest, they must complete the Guest Application prior to being considered as a House Mentor. They must be approved as a Guest as well as perform well in a formal interview in order to qualify to be a House Mentor. Once selected, a House Mentor candidate must undergo House Mentor Training before assuming the House Mentor position.

This interview guide is an outline of some helpful questions and discussion points to cover during an interview with a potential House Manager. The interview could be done in person or over Zoom.

Feel free to ask additional questions, or skip over questions. Often, House Managers will come from inside the home as existing residents. In these cases, you can obviously tailor the interview for the situation.

1. Tell me about your recovery.

   1. Months/years clean? What was their recovery pathway?

2. What do you do to maintain your recovery?

3. Tell me what you know about sober living.

4. What makes a good House Manager in a sober living setting?

5. How do you practice balance in your work, life, and recovery?

    

1. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a conflict between residents or others in a home or work setting.

2. Tell me about when you had to have a difficult conversation with someone about their behavior, performance, etc.

3. How would you handle a resident who failed a drug screen?

4. How would you fit House Manager duties in with your employment and lifestyle?

    

1. Where do you live now?

2. Do you work? Full time / part time? Doing what?

3. If offered the House Manager position, when would you be able to start? (this means moving in, etc.)

4. Do you have a smartphone and access to mobile data?

5. Are you comfortable using phone applications?

6. What do you use your phone for, other than making phone calls?

7. Have you used a computer for work?

8. Do you drive? Do you have a car?

    

1. How long could you see yourself being a House Manager? Where are you looking to move afterwards?

2. What are your recovery goals?

3. What are your career goals?