Recovery Mentor, On Call #1023

LifeWorks Northwest-posted 8 months ago
Beaverton, OR
501-1,000 employees
Social Assistance
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The Recovery Mentor provides case management offering a combination of referral linkage, individual counseling, family support, group counseling and case management services to assist client's successful engagement in treatment and the family's ability to support the client's continued treatment involvement. May work in a residential or outpatient setting. This position is based out of LifeWorks NW's Beaverton site.

  • Screens and selects clients to participate in the mentoring program.
  • Develop the service plan for all clients including a service reporting plan on each referral.
  • Within the first five working days following intake into services, the client and (if appropriate) family members meet with the Recovery Mentor and the Primary Counselor to develop a case management plan.
  • The Recovery Mentor should have daily contact with clients for up to the first five weeks after release helping with engagement in recovery support, housing and employment issues, family adjustment issues, legal, housing, medical and benefit issues.
  • Responsible for assisting the family in the initial implementation of the plan, maintaining regular communications with the client's primary therapist, collateral providers, community corrections staff, and linking the client system to needed services within the community.
  • Determines when to terminate clients from the program because services are no longer necessary or the client is not responding to the mentor model.
  • Meets regularly with staff from social service agencies to update them on LifeWorks NW services identifying unmet services/needs LifeWorks NW may be able to address.
  • All services must be provided in a culturally appropriate manner.
  • Some evenings/weekends required.
  • Travels between sites or in the community driving clients when needed.
  • High school diploma/GED.
  • Must have a current Recovery Mentor Certification and a Traditional Health Worker number from the Office of Equity and Inclusion.
  • If recovering from a substance abuse related disorder, must be able to demonstrate continuous sobriety under nonresidential, independent living conditions for the immediate past two years.
  • Substantial experience with issues involving addiction including the language, values, norms and other attributes of the subculture.
  • Extensive knowledge of how to efficiently navigate the social service network from the bottom up.
  • Must be able to accompany clients throughout their environment.
  • Must have knowledge of the legal/corrections system.
  • The ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate boundaries.
  • Requires ability to work some evenings and/or weekends.
  • Requires access to car, valid driver's license, proof of current automobile insurance coverage and verification of safe driving record from DMV.
  • Starting hourly pay of $21.32.
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