Recovery Support Specialist [FT]

MIRROR INC • Topeka, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Recovery Support Specialist at Mirror residential facilities, under the clinical supervision of the Lead Recovery Support Specialist, is responsible for monitoring client behavior and movements, transporting clients, observing client urinalysis screens, and supporting the clinical programs and services offered by Mirror. The role requires adherence to policies set by the Board of Directors and supervisors, as well as compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including those from the Kansas Department of Aging & Disability Services, Community Services & Programs Division standards, local city codes, and various contractual agreements (e.g., KDOC, SB123). Key duties include client supervision, charting client behavior, performing clerical tasks, ensuring security, managing urinalysis testing paperwork, and assisting clinical staff as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Educational Development certificate.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Word with basic understanding of Excel preferred.
• Good reading, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize and follow through with multiple tasks related to client charting (within the electronic record) and tracking the physical whereabouts of the clients referred to Mirror Residential programs.
• Capable of working over-time hours past 40.
• Awareness of the disease of addiction.
• Must be able to pass KBI (et al.) security check.
• Employees who have been diagnosed with any type of substance use disorder or behavioral addiction/compulsion must have sustained a minimum of two consecutive years of abstinence from all intoxicating substances and symptoms of their chemical and/or behavioral addiction; and must be in full sustained remission.
• Must be proficient in computer skills and/or experience or skills with an Electronic Health Record.
• Job functions in this position may involve some walking, climbing stairs, bending, lifting (or assisting) up to 40/50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• College courses in human services of the field of addiction would be desirable.
• Experience in supervising and interacting with persons addicted to drugs or the prison population would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise clients during assigned hours.
• Monitor groups as required.
• Provide educational presentations and facilitate recreation therapy as directed by supervisor.
• Familiarize yourself daily with the status of each individual client through oral conferences with the primary counselor or by checking the counselor's charting in Credible. Check the staff communication log.
• Complete orientation related paperwork on each client as directed by supervisor.
• Provide transportation for clients to community-based providers, including appointments to court hearings, doctor’s offices, parole/probation officers, etc.
• Maintain a record of all client movement within the facility.
• Maintain client and program confidentiality as required by federal laws.
• Supervise clients during urine specimen collection process during assigned hours.
• Notify the appropriate person if a client fails to provide a urine sample when required.
• Ensure the safety of clients by securing the Mirror Residential building while on duty.
• Monitor referred clients as necessary on Mirror property, at Mirror-related activities in the community, or during scheduled appointments with community providers.
• Maintain an accurate record of client behavior and program-related activities in the client’s daily case record within Credible while on duty.
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings as directed by the Facility Director.
• Assist in the collection of client fees, and if required by supervisor, record and deposit client co-payments.
• Assure that copies of all official program communications and client-related materials are filed appropriately in designated client files.
• Duplicate records and papers as required.
• Handle crisis situations as they arise, intervening appropriately to diffuse or de-escalate potentially harmful situations.
• Be available for case staffing conferences when requested by supervisor.
• Assist Mirror's counseling and administrative staff with KDADS compliance and/or funding source audit conditions.
• Perform other job-related functions as directed by immediate supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED