Recovery Specialist

Centerstone•Marion, IL

8d•$17 - $23

About The Position

The Recovery Specialist provides support services, information, education, and support to clients to promote wellness, recovery, and skill building. The role provides prevention training for managing stress and problems, making healthy lifestyle choices, recognizing and responding to relapse, managing crises, and achieving and sustaining recovery. The specialist assists clients with personal recovery goals, developing natural support systems, and advocating for themselves within healthcare systems, while implementing evidence-informed wellness interventions. The position delivers group or individual training and interventions to improve clients’ functioning and address health-related issues. It supports clients in developing and implementing Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), self-managing chronic health conditions, navigating healthcare systems, overcoming barriers to care, and connecting with community-based services. Additional duties include ongoing case management, transportation assistance, intake and assessment activities as assigned, and discharge planning and follow-up. The role requires an associate degree and two years of relevant human services experience. A bachelor’s degree in human services is preferred. Candidates must be at least 21 years old due to funding requirements. WRAP facilitator certification within 12 months of accepting the position is preferred. Education and experience equivalency may be considered upon approval.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age per funding requirements.
Associate degree required.
Two years of relevant experience working in the human services field.
Effectively communicate through written, verbal, in-person, and virtual methods.
Knowledge of the roles and functions of community resources.
Knowledge of and ability to instruct assigned clients in basic independent living skills.
Customer service and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in human services preferred.
WRAP facilitator certification within 12 months of accepting the position preferred.
Education/experience equivalency may be considered upon approval.

Responsibilities

Provide group or individual training and interventions focused on improving clients’ functioning and addressing health-related issues, including symptom and medication management, life skills, healthy eating, weight management, smoking cessation, substance-related risks, and community reintegration.
Assist clients in developing Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) and provide wellness consultation in collaboration with clients, family members, and other providers.
Empower clients to self-manage chronic health conditions and establish wellness goals, using motivational interviewing to support progress on individualized recovery plans.
Help clients overcome barriers to goals, including barriers to accessing care, and assist them in navigating healthcare systems.
Connect clients with community-based social support and services and develop collaborative relationships with other departments, services, and community healthcare agencies.
Provide ongoing case management for assigned service recipients, including assessment, planning, linking, monitoring, referral, and advocacy.
Provide transportation assistance to help clients achieve and maintain wellness goals and initiatives.
Conduct intake for recipients entering services, including explaining services, gathering intake information, ensuring understanding of forms, obtaining signatures on appropriate contracts and consents, and submitting materials for processing, as assigned.
Conduct assessments and write assessment summaries, as assigned.
Assist service recipients with discharge plans and provide follow-up services, as assigned.
Communicate effectively in writing, verbally, in person, and virtually.
Instruct assigned clients in basic independent living skills and use customer-service and problem-solving skills.