What are the responsibilities and job description for the Opioid Health Home Peer Recovery Coach position at Kennebec Behavioral Health?
Kennebec Behavioral Health, established in 1960 to provide comprehensive behavioral health service and named one of Best Places to Work in Maine for the last 4 consecutive years, is seeking a professional, energetic candidate to join our Opioid Health Home team as a Peer Recovery Coach in our Skowhegan office. The OHH Peer Recovery Coach provides recovery coaching services in the OHH program, serving as a motivator, recovery resource broker, mentor, and liaison for clients. This is a part-time (20 hours per week) position with an hourly rate of $19.
In this position a Recovery Coach will:
· Be part of a team approach to support persons seeking recovery during their treatment at the OHH
· Bring forward their coaching skills to work with recoverees to develop the recoveree’s personal recovery capital
· Represent and advocate for a recovery focus in the service planning of OHH clients
· Assists recoverees with building their unique recovery and wellness plans
· Support and further develop the recovery and wellness programming at the OHH
Requirements:
- High School, or GED required
- Must be a Registered Peer Recovery Coach (which requires a 5 day CCAR course and 2 day Ethics Course)
- Experience or understanding of the addiction recovery process, understanding of medication-assisted recovery and practice, familiarity with local support services, and resources and recovery community preferred.
KBH is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) that provides workers with qualifying employment and loan payments federal student debt forgiveness after 10 years or 120 monthly payments.
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Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Addiction Medicine
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19
