On-Call Peer Recovery Coach

Growth Works Inc.•Canton Township, MI

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Growth Works is seeking an On-Call Peer Recovery Coach. Your lived experience can help someone take their next step toward recovery. As an On-Call Peer Recovery Coach you will provide on-call peer recovery support services to individuals connected to community partners. The On-Call Coach will link clients to treatment and other recovery resources as appropriate and then transition the client to a Peer Recovery Coach who will provide ongoing care and support. From a recovery-oriented perspective, you will help clients improve the likelihood of sustained personal recovery. You will collaborate with community partners and referring organizations including but not limited to hospitals, courts, law enforcement agencies, and treatment providers, to support clients in initiating and sustaining personal recovery.

Requirements

Completion of a high school diploma or a GED.
Be eligible for or have Certified Peer Recovery Coach Certification (CPRC) with MDHHS (Michigan Department Health and Human Services) and/or CCAR.
Be in recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD) for minimally 24 (twenty-four) consecutive months.
Ability to successfully pass agency required background checks, drug tests and other employment related screenings.
Possession of a valid driver’s license and a vehicle due to the essential functions of the role.
Ability to adjust hours of work and travel based on the community needs, including evenings and weekends, where flexibility to drive self to locations on short notice to meet clients and support their needs is required.

Responsibilities

Provide direct services to individuals to introduce recovery concepts, offer encouragement, share personal experiences, strengths that build hope and recovery capital, and provide information and linkages, while removing barriers, to treatment and other activities that promote recovery.
Respond to emergent requests for services from hospital, court, law enforcement, and other community partners
Share community and treatment recovery resources, including but not limited to twelve-step and other mutual aid programs, Detox Services, Residential and Outpatient SUD Treatment, healthcare, housing, education, and employment resources and support.
Documents direct services as well as collateral contacts within the Electronic Medical Record and funder databases, in addition to keeping accurate and up to date documentation of client services as required by GW and funders.
Provide education about SUD, addiction, and recovery in public forums, to professional collaborators, and to other audiences
Abide by HIPAA, Federal Confidentiality Laws, Licensing Regulations, and any additional regulations set forth by Growth Works / partnering agency procedures.
Establish and maintain liaison relationships with appropriate agencies including local police and fire departments, hospitals and courts.
Supports the mission of Growth Works Inc. with integrity and act as an ambassador for the agency and the recovery community.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
Demonstrates knowledge of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care, principles of trauma informed care, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, 12-step recovery principles, in all professional relationships.
Work a minimum of 3-4 eight-hour on-call shifts per week, including nights and weekends.
Be available for supervisor check in’s as needed.
Be flexible and adaptable to potential new partnership opportunities and responsibilities in various locations in Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw Counties.