Lead Recovery Support Specialist

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Middletown Township, PA

11d

About The Position

The Lead Recovery Support Specialist (LRSS) plays a pivotal role in guiding individuals through their recovery journey by leveraging personal lived experience and professional training. This position entails providing peer support, mentoring, and leadership to both clients and a team of recovery specialists, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centered care. SCHEDULE: 1p-9p Monday's, Tuesday's, Thursday's & 9a-5p Wednesday's, Friday's

Requirements

This position requires a minimum high school Diploma, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Must have Certification as a CRS.
One Year experience in the human service field providing direct support/ Experience in the substance abuse field preferred.
An understanding and knowledge of 12 step recovery programs and recovery supports in the community.
Minimum of 1 year Experience supporting case management for person’s in early recovery (e.g. Food stamps finding housing, employment, legal support, medical/psych support and facilitating psycho –educational groups).
Knowledge and experience with basic Microsoft software packages
Current CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to complete within the first 30 days of employment
Driver’s License and at least 5 years of driving experience
PHI Access: Recovery Support Specialist
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers/general public, clients and/or vendors
Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies – may be very quiet to moderate
Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building as well as sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch
Ability to physically lift up to 15 pounds
Understands and maintains professional boundaries.
Demonstrates an understanding of rules/limits of patient confidentiality and maintains appropriate levels of client confidentiality/privacy.
Demonstrates an understanding of identifying abuse/neglect in client population.
Demonstrates behavior that promotes positive customer relations with clients, staff, and visitors.
Contributes to continuous quality improvement – can identify performance improvement processes and verbalize role in the process.
Demonstrates proper procedures in responding to emergency and safety drills.
Demonstrates the ability to recognize and respond to aggressive behavior and employ crisis intervention techniques.
Demonstrates ability to perform CPR and first aid.
Demonstrates ability to observe, supervise, evaluate, and document client behaviors in groups and planned activities.
Demonstrates knowledge of mental health issues.
Demonstrates the ability to recognize symptoms and distress of clients.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate relevant information pertinent to client care.
Demonstrates consideration of and respect for values and cultural beliefs.

Responsibilities

Helping clients by providing information, services, resources, and assistance in regard to food stamps, employment, 12 step recovery community, alternative housing, and psych supports.
Support a team of recovery support specialists.
Onboard and regularly train recovery support staff.
Communicate with Direct Supervisor performance of the team.
Maintaining a safe and secure environment.
Support clients to travel when necessary.
Support clients to engage in treatment plans and housing support plans.
Support fire safety and physical wellness of clients.
Assist in client admission and orientation to programming as possible and necessary.
Communicate and assist in crisis situations involving unsafe situations (e.g. clients not getting along, unapproved visitors, relapses, APA’s, etc).
Assist in client discharges as possible and necessary.
Prepare, facilitate and/or co-facilitate Psycho-Educational Groups as scheduled.
Engage in appropriate correspondence with client’s loved ones and families as necessary for housing/visitation purposes.
Assist in cleanliness and organization of residences as necessary.
Complete thorough residence checks for safety and cleanliness at a minimum of twice per week and report issues or concerns to supervisor.
Abide by housing schedule and be present and available in SUD housing daily from the hours of 3pm-5pm as additional support to clients.
Complete observed Urinalysis Screening of clients when scheduled and necessary.
Assist in coordinating client crisis, relapse, elopement, or APA.
Mentor clients in creating community, completing room checks, chore checks, and provide recommendations and feedback as necessary.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Build and maintain relationships with clients and family members in order to engage and support their goals and treatment plan needs while in services.
Support engagement and participation in community resources and local support.
Collect Rent from clients.