Full-Time

Essential Functions

-Meets with clients weekly to offer one-on-one support

-Assesses child safety

-Completes drug screens and monitors client behaviors

-Develops recovery plans, coping methods, and rehabilitation strategies with clients

-Responds to client calls and offers after-hours crisis supports as needed 

-Arranges SUD assessments

-Assists client with treatment set up, support groups, and other SUD resources

-Completes timely documentation

Education, Experience, and Licensure

-Applicants must have personal experience with addiction and recovery. Must have at least two years of recovery and maintain abstinence from alcohol or drugs. Medication assisted treatment is acceptable. Personal and/or professional experience with child welfare preferred 

-High school diploma or GED required 

-Applicant must be willing to complete certification as a peer recovery specialist. 

-Must possess a valid state Driver's License, in force automobile liability insurance, and maintain a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) that meets organization's insurability standard as defined by DCCCA policy. Availability of reliable transportation is required for this position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

-Knowledge of recovery support groups.

-Ability to demonstrate independent judgement and initiative. 

-Able to manage a fluid schedule and prioritize tasks. 

-Understand and maintain appropriate boundaries at all times. 

-Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of substance use on the entire family system. 

-Effective listening, oral, and written communication skills, including face-to-face, on-site, in person discussions. Exercises appropriate use of positive language.

-Regular and predictable on-site attendance.

-Proficiency with computers and Microsoft suite of products including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

-Ability to efficiently operate other office equipment such as telephones, voicemail systems, copy and fax machines, and scanners.

-Adherence to DCCCA Values: 

• We provide education and services based on research and a dedicated commitment to improving lives.
• We value the people and communities we serve by respecting their experiences and treating them with dignity and respect.
• We encourage leadership at all levels by challenging existing conditions and finding innovative ways to grow and learn.
• We deliver high quality services every day, holding ourselves accountable for our outcomes.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of what must be met to satisfy the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to:

-Stand, walk, sit, climb, or balance

-Talk, hear, taste, or smell

-Reach with hands and arms

-Use hands to finger, handle, or feel

-Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

-Move lift or move up to 50 pounds occasionally

-Work at a computer for extended periods of time, sitting or standing

-Operate successfully in an environment in which mentally and emotionally stressful topics may be discussed or trained, i.e. substance use disorder, mental health conditions, domestic abuse, etc.

-Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Travel

This position requires travel, which may include driving personal or company-owned vehicles. It may also include driving with other passengers in the vehicle, and/or driving as a passenger with other drivers. Note: Even with a valid driver's license, certain motor vehicle infractions may render individual's ineligible to drive company-owned or personal vehicles for company business. Such infractions may also disqualify employees from continued employment with DCCCA, Inc.

Please note this description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Candidates must successfully complete pre-employment drug screening, background screening, a fingerprint-based records search, and reference checks. Continued employment is contingent upon annual background screening and participation in an ongoing random drug and alcohol testing program.

DCCCA is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. This position is considered a safety-sensitive position.

DCCCA, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, gender, disability, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of DCCCA to comply with all federal, state, and local laws concerning the employment of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans, and to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in every location in which DCCCA has facilities. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training, and any other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.