Recovery Support Specialist [FT]

Mirror•Wichita, KS

18h

About The Position

The Recovery Support Specialist works at Mirror residential facilities under the clinical supervision of the Lead Recovery Support Specialist. The role monitors clients’ behavior and movements, transports clients, observes urinalysis screens, and supports clinical programs and services provided to Mirror’s contracting institutions. The specialist follows Mirror policies, applicable laws and regulations, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services standards, local codes, and relevant contractual requirements. The position includes client supervision, documenting client behavior and movement, clerical and security duties, overseeing urine specimen collection and related paperwork, and assisting clinical and administrative staff. The specialist also supports client safety, confidentiality, program operations, and compliance activities.

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 clients’ whereabouts.
Ability to work overtime beyond 40 hours.
Awareness of the disease of addiction.
Must pass a KBI (et al.) 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 involving walking, climbing stairs, bending, and lifting or assisting with up to 40/50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

College courses in human services or addiction-related fields.
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.
Stay informed about each client’s status through counselor conferences, charting in Credible, and 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 records of client movement within the facility.
Protect client and program confidentiality in accordance with federal laws.
Supervise urine specimen collection and notify the appropriate person if a client does not provide a required sample.
Secure the residential building while on duty and monitor referred clients on Mirror property, at related community activities, and at scheduled community appointments.
Maintain accurate records of client behavior and program-related activities in clients’ daily case records 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 in accordance with Mirror policies and contractual agreements.
File copies of official program communications and client-related materials in the designated client files; duplicate records and papers as required.
Respond to 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.