Recovery Support Navigator
About The Position
The Recovery Support Navigator provides non-clinical services to engage, educate, and support patients seeking treatment upon release, along with their families. The role aims to motivate patients to begin and maintain culturally relevant behavioral health services in the community. Support begins before release and continues after patients return to the community. The position serves an assigned caseload and completes required service documentation within established timeframes, in accordance with Spectrum, DOC, and applicable licensing, accreditation, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities also include discharge planning for initiation or continuation of substance use disorder treatment (SUDT), with or without medication for addiction treatment, and coordinating a re-entry package for each patient scheduled for release while documenting receipt of nasal naloxone. The role is based at the North Central Correctional Institution in Gardner and the Northeastern Correctional Center in Concord, Massachusetts. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Requirements
- High school diploma required.
- LADC-II preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field, or equivalent experience in the behavioral health field, preferred.
- Case management experience strongly preferred.
Nice To Haves
- LADC-II.
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field, or equivalent experience in the behavioral health field.
- Case management experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide non-clinical services to engage, educate, and support patients seeking treatment upon release and their families.
- Motivate and support patients in accessing and maintaining culturally relevant behavioral health services in the community.
- Begin support before release and continue it after patients return to the community.
- Manage an assigned caseload.
- Complete required service documentation for Spectrum, DOC, and applicable licensing, accreditation, and regulatory bodies within established timeframes.
- Develop discharge plans addressing initiation or continuation of SUDT services, with or without medication for addiction treatment.
- Coordinate a re-entry package for each patient scheduled for release.
- Document receipt of nasal naloxone.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Additional voluntary insurances.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Generous paid time off accrual.
- Tuition reimbursement and loan repayment options.
- 401(k) with company match up to 7%.
- Discounts on a wide array of services and entertainment nationwide.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
