Recovery Coach | Hope for Holyoke

Gandara Center•Holyoke, MA

3d•$22

About The Position

We are looking for people in recovery to support individuals in the early stages of recovery by helping to remove barriers and obstacles for those new to the system of care. This is a non-clinical, strength based peer-to-peer support service in which you will provide people with linkages to the recovery community. As a Recovery Coach you will serve as a personal guide and mentor and help individuals understand the system of care and how to navigate it.

Requirements

As a hiring expectation, you must participate in the recovery coach academy program
High School Diploma or GED, reasonable exceptions may be made in certain situations.
Must have lived experience and 2 years acknowledged continuous sobriety
Experience and knowledge regarding the addiction treatment service system.
Must have a personal vehicle
Must have valid driver's license
Bilingual individuals encouraged to apply
Eligible to be a certified recovery coach
Experience with adults diagnosed with a substance use disorder

Responsibilities

Participate in developing and implementing community activities that support and promote recovery.
Demonstrate competency in relapse prevention strategies.
Provide membership program orientation services and requirements.
Conduct confidential, quality supports that are gender and culturally responsive and trauma informed.
Assist with the Development of individualized recovery plan with each assigned recoveree using collaborative information from all sources to develop short and long term goals.
If applicable to role within the PRSC, Meet, collaborate, coordinate support services and attend appointments with recoverees for probation, parole, employment and educational agencies, Department of Children and Families (DCF), human services providers, medical and primary care, clinical mental/behavioral health, family support, etc.
Link recoverees to services provided by community-based organizations such as peer support groups, legal services, nutritional counseling, and HIV rapid retesting and Hepatitis B and C testing.
Provide recoveree education in finances, housing stability, behavioral and primary health, life skills and all aspects of addiction and related life domains.
Provide crisis intervention by assessing severity of the episode, de-escalating the recoveree, referring to emergency response team as needed, and developing a safety plan to assist in resolving the crisis.
Exemplify recovery principles and set an example that recovery is attainable.
Ability to climb at least three flights of stairs.
Ability to respond to emergency situations by placing calls to Fire, Rescue, Police, and Medical, etc.