Recovery Coach- Riverbend - Lowell, MA

Riverbend

202 Central Street, Lowell, MA 01852

From $22 an hour - Full-time

Job Summary

Schedule: Monday-Friday

The Recovery Coach is a person who is grounded in peer-assisted recovery. This is a non-clinical, strength-based peer-to-peer support service. A Recovery Coach serves as a personal guide and mentor to help individuals identify and navigate their individualized recovery journey and live a self-directed life. The invaluable expertise gained from lived experience is drawn upon to inspire peers toward sustainable recovery. As a Recovery Coach, you will promote positive self-identity by drawing on the strengths and resilience of your recoverees.

Responsibilities

• Support recoverees in their development of a Recovery Action Plan
• Assist and support recoverees in identifying, accomplishing, and celebrating their recovery goals
• Assist recoverees in identifying recovery capital as well as community/recovery resources that support their recovery goals
• Support recoverees in making positive life changes and strive toward a self-directed life
• Assist recoverees in creating personally meaningful links to treatment, peer recovery support services, and mutual aid and support them in their effort to cultivate recovery capital
• Serve as an advocate and assist recoverees in learning self-advocacy skills
• Provide emotional and social support, using coaching and mentoring techniques to uplift the recoveree’s awareness and understanding that they possess the inherent ability (and recovery capital) to support long-term, sustainable recovery.
• Collaborate with community partners and providers to best serve recoverees
• Ensure that recoverees progress notes, wellness plans, and other required documentation is completed professionally, accurately, and timely
• Attend training and supervision as required by Supervisor
• Meet recoverees where they are at, and support all pathways of Recovery.

Required

• Minimum High School diploma (or equivalent)
• Must have successfully participated (or be willing to) in CCAR’s Recovery Coach Academy
• Proficiency in basic computer skills and ability to utilize Microsoft Office
• Valid MA Driver’s license and Reliable Transportation
• This position requires the successful completion of a CORI check.

Preferences

• People with lived experience with SUD and recovery are prioritized
• A strong sense of compassion and desire to support others on the recovery journey
• Experience with the addiction recovery process
• Familiarity with local support services, resources, and recovery community
• Capable of building an effective recovery coach-recoveree relationship
• Possesses active-listening and motivational interviewing skills
• Has heightened awareness of self and treats people as their own best resource
• Genuinely supportive of multiple pathways of recovery
• Recognizes potential and value in all people
• Must have strong interpersonal skills to include:
  • A commitment to teamwork
  • Ability to work well on a diverse team with flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm
  • Ability to establish and maintain appropriate relationship boundaries
  • Ability to motivate others
• Strong communication skills – both oral and written
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong problem solving (de-escalation) skills
• Holds a commitment to lower barriers and reduce the stigma that recoverees encounter on their recovery journey.

Physical demands

• Must be able to sit or stand for an extended period.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

Job Type: Full Time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person