What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recovery Support Specialist RSS position at HopeLink Behavioral Health?
Recovery Support Specialist - Empower Others at Fairfax Recovery Academy!
Share your story and make a difference in the lives of others.
For over 60 years, HopeLink Behavioral Health (formerly PRS) has been dedicated to providing hope and support to individuals and families facing behavioral health challenges. We envision a world where everyone has access to the resources they need to thrive. Through quality services, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention, we are building an inclusive community where everyone feels supported and empowered.
Fairfax Recovery Academy is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Recovery Support Specialist (peer professional) to join our team in a part-time role. If you are a peer with lived experience in mental health recovery and a passion for helping others, we encourage you to apply!
About the Role:
The Recovery Support Specialist provides outreach and support to clients in any one of HopeLinks' three (3) Psychosocial Day Programs (Recovery Academy, Stepping Stones, CRSP) and facilities skill-teaching groups. This position also provides information on the recovery process and will promotes opportunities to enhance the ability of clients served to move into recovery.
What You Will Do as a Recovery Support Specialist:
- Provides outreach phone calls to active/inactive clients.
- Document outreach contracts in client electronic health records within the next business day the contact is made.
- Completes Orientation Checklist on newly admitted clients in the electronic health record.
- Facilitate a minimum of 3 skill-teach/support groups per day worked utilizing established curriculum and materials.
- Updates program team on changes in level of functioning for clients served.
- Provides assistance in transportation education.
- Communicates to clinical staff the need for crisis intervention.
- Provides education on the recovery process based on personal experience and program material.
- Demonstrates flexibility in performance of duties as needed.
- Participates in activities to promote professional growth.
- Represents staff in agency and/or community-based work groups to enhance services provided within, and related to, program services for targeted population, as needed.
You are a great fit for the Recovery Support Specialist role if you have:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) Certification (preferred)
- Adaptability to changes in environment, and situations
- Strong and effective communication skills and accepts criticism and feedback
- Dependability by following instructions, responds to management direction and keeps commitments
- Meets attendance punctuality guidelines
- Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming and building interpersonal relationships
- Contributes to building a positive team spirit and exhibits objectivity and openness to other's view
Schedule & Location:
- Part-time position (Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
- 100% on-site at Fairfax Recovery Academy, 3026 Javier Road, Fairfax, VA 22031
Salary:
- $20.00 per hour (estimated starting salary based on qualifications and experience)
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're passionate about helping people achieve mental wellness, we encourage you to apply!
HopeLink Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
'Where Hope Meets Help.'
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