Interim Recovery Coach Supervisor – Housing Clinical Services
About The Position
The Recovery Coach Supervisor manages Recovery Coaches on the Housing Clinical Services team. Recovery Coaches provide peer support to Pine Street Housing tenants experiencing alcohol or other substance use disorders, gambling or other addictive behaviors, and co-occurring mental illnesses or complex medical issues. The supervisor demonstrates competency in their own recovery and uses lived experience and successful coping skills to support staff and tenants. They serve as a mentor to people pursuing recovery by sharing their own recovery experience, if applicable. Working closely with housing programs and teams, the supervisor develops and offers solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness, and recovery, with the goal of restoring housing environments. Interventions may include medical biopsychosocial assessments; referrals to respite, detox, medication-assisted treatment, or other inpatient settings; coordination with emergency services; mutual-aid groups; and individual support. The position works as part of a team and coordinates care closely with Crisis and Housing Clinicians, the Associate Director, and Directors across housing services. It reports to the Associate Director of Housing Recovery Services. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The office is at 3368 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, and travel to tenants’ residences is required depending on their living situation; most residences are in Greater Boston.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field, such as social work, clinical psychology, or counseling.
- Certified Addictions Recovery Coach (CARC), or actively working toward CARC certification and able to obtain it within six months of hire.
- Currently certified as a Recovery Coach Supervisor, or able to obtain certification within three months of hire.
- Currently certified in CPR and First Aid, or able to obtain certification within three months of hire.
- Lived experience with recovery and at least two years of sustained, uninterrupted recovery at the time of hire.
- At least three years of experience providing services to adults experiencing mental illness and substance use disorders, including people who may have symptoms related to traumatic brain injury and experiences of trauma.
- At least one year of experience working with homeless populations.
- Strong commitment to the right of people with mental health, substance use, and complex medical challenges to live in community residences, work in market jobs, and access helpful, adequate, competent, continuous supports and services of their own choosing.
- Knowledge of local addiction and recovery resources and networks.
- Experience and knowledge of recovery models and practices, including strengths-based work, harm reduction, SMART Recovery, and Medication-Assisted Treatment.
- Ability to use evidence-based screening tools to measure progress for tenants enrolled in the Recovery Coach program.
- Experience creating treatment and recovery plans.
- Ability to use effective crisis intervention techniques.
- Ability to identify risk effectively and translate it into crisis plans.
- Proficiency in word processing and other computer functions.
- Demonstrated professional communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Nice To Haves
- Valid driver’s license and willingness and ability to drive as part of the job duties.
Responsibilities
- Manage the Recovery Coaches within the Housing Clinical Services team.
- Use lived experience and successful coping skills to support staff and tenants in their recovery journeys, and mentor others by sharing personal recovery experience if applicable.
- Develop and offer solution-focused interventions with housing programs and teams to promote stability, wellness, and recovery and help restore housing environments.
- Provide or coordinate interventions such as medical biopsychosocial assessments, referrals to respite, detox, medication-assisted treatment, or inpatient settings, and coordination with emergency services personnel.
- Support recovery-related mutual-aid groups and provide individual support.
- Coordinate care with Crisis and Housing Clinicians, the Associate Director, and Directors across housing services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
