RECOVERY SPECIALIST

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Recovery Specialist
Department: Client Services
FLSA Status: Exempt

SUMMARY
The Recovery Specialist works with clients at the residential level of care. This position would ensure that clients are working all aspects of the program and meeting commitments and engaged in the treatment process. This position also stays in contact with families and other departments to support the needs of the client during their residential treatment.  This tole reports to the Director of Client Services. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Making sure clients are following guidelines as well as daily schedule.
• Transportation of clients when needed
• Intake/enrollment of clients
• Monitoring of client behaviors and report all specifics in daily documentation
• Check emails daily for any updates/concerns/instructions.
• Monitoring clients while in programming
• Redirecting client’s behaviors
• Ensure the cleanliness of the facility
• Facilitate 12 step groups
• Document all 12 step groups
• Facilitate accountability groups
• Document all accountability groups.
• Walk clients on caseload through the 12-step curriculum as outlined in their binder
• Create and mold the 12-step portion of the program to fit individuals specific needs
• Contact family of clients and transmit progress, as well as struggles of client, and document interaction
• Maintain a balanced schedule to produce most benefit with client and family
• Meet weekly with clients on case load and document interaction
• Make, adjust, and post client phone call sheet every Sunday
• Facilitate the weekly client phone calls and document the content
• Awareness of where each client is at ALL times
• Observing and reporting any problems with property to maintenance department

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPUTER SKILLS
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) as well as web-based email and EMR system.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.