Community Recovery Coach

***Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA/CRPA-P) certification required or to be obtained within six months of hire***

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has been providing innovative services and programs to a broad population of individuals and families struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Odyssey House helps New Yorkers of all ages—and across all five boroughs—beat drugs and alcohol with highly individualized treatment programs. Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres, including: psychological, physical, social, family, educational and spiritual in order to support personal rehabilitation, renewal and family restoration.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Legal Assistance 
• Pet Insurance
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

 Salary Range: $37,856.00-40,000.00

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

The Community Recovery Coach is responsible for providing community-based recovery support to program participants. The Community Recovery Coach is responsible for a range of activities which assist participants to improve the quality of community-based recovery in order to remain in their homes and avoid institutional care.      

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contributes to the development of the ethical framework for delivery of recovery services and conducts all recovery coaching activities within this framework.
• Contributes to the development of resource book of long term supports and services.
• Engages with assigned program participants within one week of enrollment for services. 
• Completes a Recovery Plan with each participant within 14 days of program enrollment.
• Engages in problem solving activities with each participant to improve daily living skills. 
• Acts as a role model for effective health and recovery maintenance activities and promotes abstinence from substances of abuse. 
• Provides guidance, support and recovery coaching for participants using CCAR practices. 
• Engages in recovery support activities with participant.
• Escorts participant to long term services and support appointments based on participant’s preference..
• Conducts outreach activities as needed or directed.
• Organizes and participates in community-based recovery supportive activities and events.
• Delivers weekly individual recovery coaching sessions of at least 30 minutes duration to each assigned participant and documents in accordance with APG guidelines.
• Attends monthly Recovery Coach Support group.
• Facilitates weekly Peer to Peer recovery support groups.
• Maintains weekly Recovery Coach Contact log.
• Conducts educational presentations for providers of local recovery support services.
• Conducts educational presentations to groups of prospective Recovery Coaches.
• Conducts educational presentation to groups of prospective participants.
• Eligible to serve on Consumer Advisory Board and project steering committee.

REQUIREMENTS:  EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. High School Diploma or G.E.D required.  
2. Must have Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) certification, or to be obtained within six months of hire.
3. Ability to deliver culturally competent services to a diverse client population in an urban setting.
4. Familiarity with the projects ethical framework for recovery services and the Recovery Self-Assessment and Planning Guide.
5. A minimum of six months of community based recovery with at least six consecutive months of abstinence at the time of enrollment.
6. Good interpersonal skills, enthusiastic about recovery.
7. Must be able to work a flexible schedule.

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.