What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recovery Specialist position at Advocates?
Overview
The Recovery Specialist is responsible to assist in the oversight of the daily activities within the assigned program maintaining a milieu environment that is conducive to the goal of substance free living while ensuring the safety of the residents in the program.
Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.
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Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/GEDShift
First ShiftAdditional Shift Details
reliefResponsibilities
- Supervise daily activities of individuals served within the program. Provide crisis management and mediation.
- Accurately maintain shift communication logs.
- Provide all safety checks throughout the day and overnight hours.
- Provide medication observation and adhere to medication observation policies.
- Assist and participate in all regularly scheduled social recovery activities and services occurring during assigned shift.
- Support the peer driven social model within the milieu by empowering the residents in conflict resolution and decision-making.
- Assist with the coordination of maintaining the program food and supply needs as required.
- Transport residents or accompany them to appointments/meetings as assigned.
- Ensure a clean, safe and home-like environment for residents.
- Remain alert at all times throughout scheduled work shift.
- Participate in core training and maintain certification of required trainings.
- Attend and actively participate in supervision and staff meetings.
- Ensure that individuals we support are treated with dignity and respect in accordance with Advocates Human Rights Policy.
- Perform all duties in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures.
- Strictly follow all agency Performance Standards.
Qualifications
Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, partnered status, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, culture, and experience.
