Recovery Support Specialist [FT]
About The Position
Under the clinical supervision of the Lead Recovery Support Specialist, the Recovery Support Specialist at Mirror residential facilities monitors client behavior and movements, transports clients, observes client urinalysis screens, and supports clinical programs and services provided to contracting institutions. The role operates in accordance with Mirror policies, applicable laws and regulations, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services standards, local codes, and contractual requirements. The position involves supervising clients, monitoring groups, maintaining accurate client records and movement logs, completing clerical and orientation paperwork, supporting urine specimen collection, maintaining facility security, assisting clinical and administrative staff, and responding to crisis situations. The specialist may transport clients to community-based providers and monitor clients on Mirror property, at community activities, or during appointments. The role also requires maintaining confidentiality and participating in staff meetings and case staffing conferences as directed.
Requirements
- High school diploma or General Educational Development certificate.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word; basic understanding of Excel is preferred.
- Good reading, writing, and communication skills.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow through on multiple tasks involving electronic client charting and tracking client whereabouts.
- Ability to work overtime hours beyond 40 hours when needed.
- Awareness of the disease of addiction.
- Ability to pass a KBI and related security check.
- Employees diagnosed with a substance use disorder or behavioral addiction/compulsion must have at least two consecutive years of abstinence from intoxicating substances and symptoms of the addiction and be in full sustained remission.
- Proficiency in computer skills and/or experience or skills with an Electronic Health Record.
- Ability to perform job functions that may involve walking, climbing stairs, bending, and lifting or assisting with lifting up to 40–50 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- College courses in human services or the field of addiction.
- Experience supervising and interacting with people addicted to drugs or with the prison population.
- Basic understanding of Excel.
Responsibilities
- Supervise clients during assigned hours and monitor groups as required.
- Provide educational presentations and facilitate recreation therapy as directed by a supervisor.
- Review each client's status daily through consultation with the primary counselor or counselor charting in Credible, and check the staff communication log.
- Complete client orientation paperwork as directed.
- Transport clients to community-based providers, including court hearings, medical appointments, and parole or probation officers.
- Maintain a record of client movement within the facility.
- Maintain client and program confidentiality as required by federal law.
- Supervise urine specimen collection during assigned hours and notify the appropriate person if a client does not provide a required sample.
- Secure the Mirror residential building while on duty and help ensure client safety.
- Monitor referred clients on Mirror property, at Mirror-related community activities, and during scheduled appointments with community providers.
- Accurately document client behavior and program-related activities in the client's daily case record in Credible.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings as directed by the Facility Director.
- Assist with client fee collection and, when directed, record and deposit client co-payments according to Mirror policies and contractual requirements.
- File official program communications and client-related materials in the appropriate designated client files, and duplicate records and papers as needed.
- Handle crisis situations and intervene appropriately to diffuse or de-escalate potentially harmful situations.
- Attend case staffing conferences when requested by a supervisor.
- Assist counseling and administrative staff with KDADS compliance and funding-source audit conditions.
- Perform other job-related functions as directed by the immediate supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
