IDDT Recovery Coach

Qualifications Required:

• Must be a person with long-term addiction recovery and substantial experience working with issues involving addictions

• Must be licensed or certified to work in the addictions field, abide by a code of ethics and practice standards, and be committed to a process of lifetime knowledge and skills development.

• Must have skills and competencies to establish supportive trusting relationships with clients who are diagnosed across the spectrum of addictive processes.

• Must be willing to work flexible hours in the evenings and weekends.

• Must have a valid driver’s license, dependable automobile, and a clean drivers record

Qualifications Desired:

• Previous experience working with clients with addictions/psychiatric disorders

• Good understanding of the IDDT model

• Good understanding of the PACT model

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Promote recovery and support all pathways of recovery

• Provide supportive coaching to clients to facilitate the promotion of recovery knowledge and understanding.

• Assist in removing accessibility barriers to recovery resources

• Introduce client to the appropriate self-help supports in the community

• Escort clients to peer support meetings

• Maintain accurate written documentation of client interactions

• Pass on documentation of client interactions to the direct supervisor.

• Demonstrate skills and knowledge in crisis intervention pertaining to chemical dependency

• Adhere to all HIPPA and all federal client privacy regulations.

• Participate in any training opportunities pertinent to the job.

• Participate in weekly recovery coaching supervision with the possibility of group supervision when necessary

Nonessential Functions:

• Occasional interstate travel

• Other related duties as assigned

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Problem-solving skills on both strategic and functional levels

• Commitment to company values

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong team player

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to walk, sit, drive a vehicle, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, bend, walk up and downstairs, talk, hear, and see.

• Work Environment: Most work is performed outside of the office setting