Parenting Certified Recovery Specialist - MATER

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Recovery Specialist will provide support and assistance to program clients with the ultimate goal of successful community-integration. Through formal and informal interactions, the Peer Recovery Specialist should inspire hope of recovery by promoting empowerment, self-determination, understanding, coping skills, and resiliency through mentoring as well as service coordination. Peer recovery support responsibilities are designed around the principles of consumer choice and the active involvement of persons in their own recovery process.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Completion of a period of Certified Recovery Specialist training.
• Recovery or Peer Support Specialist Certification required
• Related background experience in case management, and/or counseling preferred.
• Two-year history of sustained behavioral health recovery.

Nice To Haves

• Some college courses and or an associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meets with treatment applicants for the purpose of orienting them to the recovery model of care with the goal of facilitating engagement.
• Conducts individual and group sessions focusing on principles of recovery.
• Advises clients of available service options and choices
• Promotes the utilization of natural resources within the community; Contacts patients whose engagement appears to waver.
• Maintains intensive recovery contact with patients completing a course of care and ensuring the ongoing availability of support as needed.
• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.
• Connect families with city-wide resources for the child, dyad, and caregiver, offer parenting coaching
• Legal Advocacy Support through coordination of: 1) CLS referral support and 2) Philly Voice for Change referral support
• Meet with ALL new clients and current clients as referred by their counselor around parenting support needs (i.e., referral to Mindfulness Based Parenting group)

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED