What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recovery Court Clinician/Therapist - Rockingham position at Harbor Care?
Position: Recovery Court Clinician/Therapist
Department: Harbor Care – Rockingham County
Reports to: Director, Rockingham County Drug Treatment Court
Pay Status: Full Time
Work Schedule: Flexible Schedule
Location: Exeter, New Hampshire
Sign-on Bonus = $5,000.00 - Plus a comprehensive Benefits package!
The Job:
Do you want to make sustainable change in our community? Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center is seeking a talented and committed Recovery Court Clinician/Therapist to help further our mission.
About Harbor Care:
Harbor Care, formerly known as Harbor Homes and the Partnership for Successful Living affiliates, is an innovative health and human services non-profit organization that provides housing, healthcare, home health, behavioral health, addiction treatment, and more in collaboration with many community partners. Harbor Care is the new shared name of Harbor Homes, the Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center, and the Southern NH HIV/AIDS Task Force. We offer many programs specifically focused on our Military Veteran and homeless populations. Harbor Care integrates stable housing with vital supports such as: primary, dental, and mental health care, substance misuse treatment, employment services, and other wraparound supports proven to end homelessness, help change and save lives.
Benefits:
At Harbor Care, we consider our employees to be our greatest assets. We show this appreciation with our comprehensive benefit packages which include: Medical and Dental with a generous Employer Paid Portion. We also offer Voluntary Benefits such as Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k) with a competitive company paid match, and more. To promote a healthy lifestyle and living a well-balanced life, our employees are further benefited with a considerate time off policy and holiday schedule. In addition, employees can participate in our Employee Assistance Program to help support them and their families to handle life’s challenges.
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs):
Since Harbor Care is under the FQHCs umbrella, some of our staff members have the opportunity to participate in the wonderful Student Loan Repayment Program called the National Health Services Corps (NHSC). This is one of the many great benefits of working at Harbor Care. For more information about this Program, please cut and paste the link below into your browser.
https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program.html
Our Mission:
Our mission is to provide vital services, including housing and healthcare to all in our communities needing assistance.
Our Vision:
Our vision is one where everyone gets to live safe, stable, and healthy lives, filled with purpose, respect, and dignity.
The mission of the RCRC is to reduce recidivism and enhance community safety by providing participants whose chemical dependence has impacted their criminal behavior with treatment and community supervision. As an alternative to incarceration, this judicially supervised program will provide participants with the opportunity to promote their recovery to reduce crime, restore families, and successfully reintegrate participants into the community.
The RCRC Team is committed to working with those individuals who choose to participate in the Program and who are willing to work toward making healthy lifestyle changes in their recovery.
Job Summary:
The Licensed Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and overall evaluation of individuals in the Rockingham County Drug Program. The Clinical Therapist will be expected to deliver the highest quality of professional services and information outcomes in support of treatment court principles and Rockingham County Recovery Court strategic mission and goals.
The clinician conducts a substance use disorder screening and risk assessment (ORAS) of the applicant for entry into the Program. Additional responsibilities include assesses a participant to determine the appropriate level of treatment to offer the participant; facilitates intensive outpatient treatment, other substance abuse groups, and individual therapy. The clinician provides recommendations to substance-abuse and mental health services not provided directly through the Program such as inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, psychopharmacological evaluation, psychological evaluation, and Medication-Assisted Treatment. The clinician provides to a multidisciplinary team information and updates regarding a participant’s substance use treatment needs, mental health concerns, and adherence to treatment.
