Community Services - Recovery Coach
About The Position
Open Sky’s Community Supports Program is a Mass Health funded navigator service that provides case management and care coordination to individuals in the community. Individuals served in the program must have a mental health disorder or co-occurring disorder and be considered at high risk for admission to a 24-hour treatment setting. The Community Supports Recovery Coach uses lived experience with addiction and/or co-occurring mental health disorders to provide peer-level support and understanding to individuals served as they pursue their own personal path to recovery. They develop a relationship that is non-clinical in nature and is focused on overcoming barriers to recovery while linking individuals to recovery pathways and supports. Recovery Coaches also work with individuals to develop and implement a Wellness Plan, which consists of personal recovery goals that are identified using strength-based, self-directed recovery and a wellness planning process.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent, required.
- Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record and reliable transportation, required.
- Must have lived experience with recovery and be able to provide recovery support safely and effectively.
- Must be willing and able to share path to recovery and lived experience of recovery with members.
- Must be a Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC), or obtain certification within two years of employment.
Responsibilities
- Cultivate mutual, non-directive, supportive relationships that promote empowerment and self-learning while maintaining strong boundaries/ethics.
- Share personal experiences with the purpose and intent to build trust and collaboration with the member.
- Demonstrate understanding of the principles of substance use disorders and their treatment; utilize engagement, harm reduction, stages of change and treatment, and motivational interviewing to address.
- Meet members wherever they are in the recovery process, including members who have not yet committed to changing their relationship with substance use.
- Support the development and maintenance of key skills.
Benefits
- Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group)
- Professional Development
- Training Opportunities
- Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
- 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
- Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
