The Recovery Coach provides non-clinical supportive services to individuals seeking or in recovery by helping them identify needs and build recovery capital through assistance with applications, resume building, and coordination with various agencies. This role involves developing community activities, demonstrating relapse prevention competency, and linking members to essential community-based support services.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess lived experience with a minimum of two years of continuous sobriety and have successfully completed the Recovery Coach Academy, understanding and supporting the Recovery Coach Model. A High School Diploma or GED is required, along with experience and knowledge of the addiction treatment service system, and eligibility to be a certified recovery coach.
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Job description
Why Work for Gandara
Explore the career pathways in Behavioral Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Community Based Clinical services, Adolescent and Family services, Adult Residential, Maintenance and Administration! Whether that is in an entry level or leadership role, Gandara will provide the tools and resources to better enhance your career growth. The opportunities are presented with the ability to transition your skills and experience in meeting the organizations mission. There is grand landscape of opportunities that supports the community we serve, so Join the Gándara team today!
Benefits
Retirement Plan 403(b)
Health, Dental, Vision, Pet and Life Insurance
Paid vacations
Paid holidays
8 discretionary days
Mileage Reimbursement
Salary
Hourly Rate
$19.27
Additional Benefits
Career Growth Opportunities
Culturally Diverse population
Clinical Licensing Support
Job Title: Recovery Coach
Work Location: Westfield
*Bilingual Candidates Encouraged to Apply
*EOE M/F/D/V
*Union/Non-Union
Job Summary
The Recovery Coach is responsible to works as an integral part of the Center team. Recovery Coach will perform non-clinical supportive services to individuals in or seeking recovery that walks through the Center doors.
Duties
include but is not limited to the following: embrace members in the Center and support them while there are identifying needs that led to build their recovery capital. Recovery Coach will collect minimum information, but enough to build recovery capital to members, such as housing application, probation support, resume building, social security, DTA and many others supports. This position may require a flexible schedule.
Duties and Responsibilities
Participate in developing and implementing community activities that support and promote recovery.
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Pet Insurance
Career Growth Opportunities
Paid Vacations
Mileage Reimbursement
Discretionary Days
Retirement Plan 403(b)
Clinical Licensing Support
Demonstrate competency in relapse prevention strategies.
Provide membership program orientation services, and requirements.
Conduct confidential, quality supports that are gender and culturally responsive, and trauma informed.
Assist with the Development of individualized plan with each assigned recoveree to build recovery capital.
If applicable to role within the Recovery Coach, meet, collaborate, coordinate support services and attend appointments with recoverees for probation, parole, employment and educational agencies, Department of Children and Families (DCF), human services providers, medical and primary care, clinical mental/behavioral health, family support, etc.
Link recoverees to services provided by community-based organizations such as peer support groups, legal services, nutritional counseling, and HIV rapid retesting and Hepatitis B and C testing.
Provide recoveree education in finances, housing stability, behavioral and primary health, life skills and all aspects of addiction and related life domains.
Provide crisis intervention by assessing severity of the episode, de-escalating the recoveree, referring to emergency response team as needed, and developing a safety plan to assist in resolving the crisis.
Exemplify recovery principles and set an example that recovery is attainable.
Perform program recordkeeping and filing, and organize vital documents.
Provide telephone coverage for the assigned program and direct calls to other programs as needed.
Participate in required supervisions staff meetings and trainings.
Participate and cooperate in any investigations conducted by internal and external agencies.
Ability to use a computer including inputting information into data systems.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires the Recovery Coach Attendance certificate and be able to work towards certification, as a recovery coach, understands and supports the Recovery Coach Model
High School Diploma or GED, reasonable exceptions may be made in certain situations.
Must have lived experience and 2 years acknowledged continuous sobriety
Experience and knowledge regarding the addiction treatment service system.
Must have successfully participated in recovery coach academy
Eligible to be a certified recovery coach
Experience with adults diagnosed with a substance use disorder
Travel Requirements: Statewide travel is required for meetings, trainings and conferences. Occasionally there may be trips to other New England states for annual conferences or trainings.
The Gándara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training
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