Recovery Specialist

Catholic Charities ccw • Leominster, MA

9h

About The Position

Provide guidance and direction to residents and oversee resident activities to ensure conformance with program policies. Participate in ensuring the day-to-day operations of the program milieu support the culture of recovery and is both trauma and gender informed.

Requirements

• CPR-First Aid Certified and Trained in Overdose Prevention / Narcan
• Demonstrated knowledge of the human services field with a special knowledge in substance use and co-occurring disorders within the Recovery Home model of treatment.
• Possess a base of knowledge from introductory courses in addiction and co-occurring disorders as well as course experience in the skills and techniques of a Recovery Specialist.
• Possess a base skill set with computer technology, particularly Microsoft Office.
• Recovering individuals should possess a solid foundation with their personal sobriety and abstinence, while being active in a recovery program outside of the work environment.
• Ability to climb stairs to make rounds throughout the residents’ rooms and areas of the building and program property while on duty (every 30 minutes minimum).
• Normal range of hearing and vision, with or without correction.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with the staff, residents, and peers.
• Ability to enforce the staff / administrative decisions around resident cases and communicates these decisions to the residents without altercation.
• Recovering substance users should have a solid foundation in their individual recovery program when addressing personal addiction and recovery needs.
• CPR-First Aid certification, training in Overdose Prevention / Narcan OR ability to be trained and acquire certificate, a demonstrated knowledge of the human services field with a special knowledge in substance use and co-occurring disorders within the Recovery Home model of treatment.
• This individual must have a base of knowledge from introductory courses in addiction and co-occurring disorders as well as course experience in the skills and techniques of a Recovery Specialist.
• Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC); Licensed Alcohol Drug Counselor II (LADC-II; or LADC-Asst.) certification(s) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise the daily schedules of Womens Recovery Program and its residents.
• Daily monitoring of residents prescribed medication(s), refills and disposal of discontinued medication(s). Witness and document residents’ daily medication intake on individual resident’s medication sheet. This includes documentation and verification on MAT’s and pain medications prescribed to residents.
• Act as a counselor, lecturer, and group leader in the rehabilitation program.
• Participate in the regularly scheduled staff meetings and monthly in-service trainings.
• Admit new residents to the program in the absence of the program counselors.
• Transport clients as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed