Recovery Coach

Description

SUMMARY:

As a member if the Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) team, the Recovery Coach will support patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) to achieve recovery goals through peer support and knowledge of available internal and external recovery resources. The Recovery coach will maintain connection with patients independent of relapse or treatment status. This position l includes a focus on young adults (age 18-25) who have substance use disorder.

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coaching:

· Applies general knowledge of Recovery Support Services to clients and their families

· Ability to work with client to identify, develop, and assess needs and develop goals and treatment plans

· Supports and teaches recovery and recovery tools and models personal responsibility

TITLE: Recovery Coach FLSA STATUS: Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health/OBAT REPORTS TO: Director of Behavioral Health

· Ability to work collaboratively with clients to assess their hopes, strengths, accomplishments, and challenges in regard to their goals.

· Ability to develop recovery wellness plan with clients based off assessment

· Supports clients in the self-management of crucial or crisis situation

· Ability to assign appropriate assignments based off of client’s treatment plan

· Explores potential tracks for client (i.e. AA/NA or Alternative Track) and explores concepts within both tracks

· Utilizes knowledge from the Recovery Coach Academy

· Escorts participants when necessary and ensures participants safety when participating in events, visits, and other interactions.

· Demonstrates level of knowledge and skills within a specific activity to consistently meet or exceed service requirements.

Administrative:

• Attend bi-weekly Team Meetings.

• Attend regular individual supervision.

• Maintain and complete in a timely manner all appropriate clinical paperwork and documentation in compliance with the Behavioral Health and OBAT department policies and procedures, including use of the EHR and use of DSM 5 coding as needed.

• Be the liaison between DotHouse and the community as well as perform outreach efforts to community organizations.

• Perform other duties as required by the position or as assigned by the BH Director. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, and/or responsibilities that are required of this position. Duties and responsibilities are subject to change due to the organization’s needs at any time with or without previous notice.

Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

Preferred: Completion of Recovery Coach Academy or working toward CARC.

Location: Must be located in the state of Massachusetts

Experience:

• At least one year of experience in a mental or behavioral health setting is highly

desired (and required in some states).

• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary staff and providers at external

agencies.

• Professional, positive attitude, vision, and understanding of behavioral health

integration within the primary care setting.

• Must have demonstrated sensitivity to the healthcare needs of underserved and

vulnerable populations.

 • Must be a team player who welcomes working across disciplines and departments.

 • Strong interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills. 

• Can be flexible in approaches. 

• Valid state-issued Driver’s License with safe driving history.

 • Familiarity with multicultural groups, previous work experience in a multicultural setting and willingness to remain current in field of focus is preferred. 

Software/Hardware: Basic computer knowledge. Experience with an electronic medical records system.