Certified Recovery Coach

SUMMARY:  The Recovery Coach works as an integral part of the Program Team. The Recovery Coach will perform, but is not limited to, the following duties: administration of program record keeping including billing, conducting interviews, enrollments, developing, implementing and monitoring individualized recovery plans, and advocacy. This position may require a flexible schedule including 1st and 2nd shifts. The agency has the right to change shifts based on the needs of the organization.    

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Position Specific Duties

• Participate in developing and implementing community activities that support and promote recovery.
• Demonstrate competency in relapse prevention strategies.
• Provide consumer orientation services and requirements.     
• Conduct confidential, quality supports that are gender and culturally responsive and trauma informed.
• Assist with the Development of individualized recovery plan with each assigned recoveree using collaborative information from all sources to develop short and long-term goals.
• 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.  
• Perform outreach and engagement in a variety of settings.
• 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.
• Ability to climb three flights of stairs to visit consumers in the community.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations by placing calls to Fire, Rescue, Police, and Medical, etc.

Administrative Tasks:

• Complete all required paperwork including monthly statistical data of peer contacts, pre-authorizations, billing as required.
• 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.

Compliance Requirements:

• Remain awake during your shift at all times.
• Attend all mandatory trainings and update all licenses and certifications.
• Adhere to program/project/department requirements and services.
• Follow all reporting guidelines by deadlines including the completion of a Confidential Incident Report.           

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The Recovery Coach must perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge/skill and/or ability required.

• High School or General Education Diploma (GED) preferred.
• Requires certification (CARC) as a Recovery Coach, understand, and support the Recovery Coach Model. 
• Lived experience with substance abuse disorder with a sustained recovery is required.
• Good working knowledge of computers, electronic health records and data collection.
• Requires valid driver’s license due to business-related travel at least 50% of the time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS: The work environment requirements are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. 

• The work noise level is that of an average busy home.
• Ensure safety through fire drills and emergency evacuations.
• Ensure a safe workplace to reduce potential risk of violence.
• Ensure a safe and clean program addressing and communicating any facility issues.
• Observe all health and safety requirements including Tuberculosis (TB) screening.
• Abide by the Hazard Communication policy and the disposal of hazardous waste.
• Abide by the Bloodborne Pathogens/Universal Precautions policy and procedure.
• Adhere to all emergency evacuation procedures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical requirements are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires good vision (the ability to see) either with or without various assistive devices.
• Requires the ability to hear either with or without various assistive devices.
• Requires the ability to communicate information effectively to others both verbally and in writing.
• Some manual dexterity is required in carrying out applicable aspects of position responsibilities.
• Some manipulative ability is required in carrying out applicable aspects of position responsibilities.
• Position requires overall light physical effort.
• Frequent climbing of stairs is required in carrying out applicable aspects of position responsibilities.
• Ability to quickly move throughout the facility in carrying out applicable aspects of position responsibilities
• Ability to quickly perform emergency-type actions as needed (Police, Fire, Medical, etc.)