Peer Recovery Coach

HealthLinc•Mishawaka, IN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Peer Recovery Coach provides peer support, advocacy, education, and information about substance use and recovery to HealthLinc patients and individuals served by the Mobile Response Team (MRT). The MRT pairs the Peer Recovery Coach with a law enforcement or emergency medical services professional. The role works with community members, the MRT, and HealthLinc patients, and reports to the Mobile Integrated Response Coordinator. The coach supports individuals throughout the recovery journey, from pre-recovery engagement through sustained recovery maintenance. The position involves community-based visits and follow-up, connecting people with services and resources, supporting recovery goals, and using lived recovery experience to encourage others. The role travels throughout the assigned county every day and requires participation in an alternating on-call schedule.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Knowledge of the three forms of treatment available in the community: methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone.
Experience with addiction and/or mental health.
Ability to coordinate, review, classify, prioritize, analyze, and present data.
Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups.
Valid driver’s license; driving and/or transportation is required to accompany patients to medical appointments, job sites, social activities, and other community resources as needed.
Ability to operate a multi-line phone system and office equipment, including printers and fax machines.
Basic software skills, including Microsoft Office and online sources.
Completion of all assigned Relias training.

Nice To Haves

Lived experience with addiction and/or mental health recovery.

Responsibilities

Provide recovery education to patients across all phases of the recovery journey, from pre-recovery engagement through sustained recovery maintenance.
Partner with local law enforcement and emergency service professionals on home visits to people referred to the MRT by a community partner or following an overdose.
Maintain follow-up contact with people in recovery to support ongoing success and re-engagement, coordinating with partner agencies when needed.
Provide long-term engagement, support, and encouragement.
Collaborate with the Mobile Integrated Response Coordinator to use community resources and assess whether services are appropriate for patients.
Transport patients to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) appointments when necessary.
Help patients articulate personal recovery goals, identify steps and barriers, and recognize their strengths in daily living and recovery skills.
Observe and reinforce patients’ positive progress toward recovery goals.
Support patients’ vocational choices and help them address job-related anxieties and conflicts.
Use personal recovery experience to teach and model the value of each individual’s recovery experience.
Maintain effective coping and self-help techniques.
Support connections to community-based mutual self-help groups and link individuals with appropriate professional resources when needed.
Offer hope and encouragement for participation in community-based activities, such as work, school, relationships, physical activity, and hobbies.
Maintain confidentiality of patient information and appropriate professional boundaries; avoid dual relationships in the community.
Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
Use inclusive, culturally appropriate language and attitudes with clients and staff.
Travel daily to meet individuals within the assigned county and participate in an alternating on-call schedule.
Engage in quality improvement initiatives aligned with and supporting the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
Perform other duties as assigned.