Recovery Support Coordinator

Management and Training Corporation•Henderson, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Recovery Support Coordinator performs moderately complex substance abuse counseling work at the East Texas Treatment Facility in Henderson, Texas, operated by Management & Training Corporation. The role plans, coordinates, and implements substance abuse counseling activities and coordinates with other departments to maximize treatment and rehabilitation resources in accordance with MTC and Texas Department of Criminal Justice directives. The coordinator reports to the designated assistant program director and directly supervises the recovery support specialist. The position assists with counseling and recovery-skills training, participates in inmate orientation and counseling groups, and contributes to comprehensive treatment plans based on assessments of inmate needs and recidivism risk. It maintains confidential case records and program data, supports life-skills practice and recovery groups, and implements follow-up and aftercare planning. The coordinator also promotes positive social skills, provides feedback to staff on intervention techniques, and maintains accountability and safety practices. This is a full-time position with a Monday–Friday, eight-hour-day schedule. Pay is $25 per hour. Post-hire requirements include attending Correctional Awareness Training before inmate contact, completing annual in-service training, and passing an annual background check, subject to Texas Department of Criminal Justice approval.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by CHEA or the USDE.
Two years of full-time, wage-earning substance abuse treatment experience. Each additional year of experience beyond the required two may substitute for 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university on a year-for-year basis.
Maintain a valid license as a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC) licensed to conduct counseling in a treatment environment, a valid Texas Department of State Health Services Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) license, or valid Certified Criminal Justice Professional (CCJP) certification from the Texas Certification Board of Addiction Professionals.
Valid Texas driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
Successfully complete annual in-service training requirements and pass an annual background check approved by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Responsibilities

Assist with substance abuse counseling and recovery-skills training, including inmate orientation, educational activities, and individual and process counseling groups.
Participate in developing and implementing comprehensive treatment plans based on an evaluation of inmate needs and recidivism risk.
Maintain accurate and complete case reports, records, and statistics; protect the confidentiality of inmate records; compile data and submit reports and related documentation.
Participate in sessions teaching and practicing life skills, including assertiveness, anger management, goal setting, managing criminality, and changing thinking errors.
Implement follow-up and aftercare plans for participating inmates before release, and share information about community resources for follow-up treatment placement.
Make recovery-oriented support groups available to inmates.
Coordinate volunteers and provide recovery literature libraries, time and space for open meetings, study groups, and sponsorship sessions.
Ensure the traditions and principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), SOS, Celebrate Recovery, and other recovery groups are respected.
Ensure inmates receive required training before leading recovery-oriented support groups.
Promote positive social skills by modeling appropriate behavior and intervening when inappropriate behavior is observed; provide staff with regular feedback on social-skills procedures and intervention techniques.
Maintain accountability of staff, inmates, and property, and adhere to safety practices.
Directly supervise the recovery support specialist.
Attend Correctional Awareness Training before inmate contact, complete annual in-service training requirements, and pass an annual background check approved by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.