What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recovery Support Specialist position at Sojourner House?
Overview
Sojourner House, located in Pittsburgh for more than 30 years, offers compassionate, faith-based recovery services to women and their children. We're looking for two Full-Time Recovery Support Specialist to join our team. If you have care and compassion, balanced with support and structure, you could be a great fit! Together, we can help women to successfully achieve their recovery goals.
The Recovery Specialist provides women and their children with supportive services. You'll get the chance to make a difference through teaching, guiding and monitoring residents to ensure their safety and best opportunity for recovery.
We are looking for one person for each shift: 2:30 PM-10:30 PM and 6:30 AM-2:30 PM
What you'll do:
- Engage, interact and support women in our recovery program, while maintaining a positive, professional, and client-focused manner with a diverse population.
- Model and support clients and staff in health and wellness activities and with using healthy coping skills.
- Transport women in recovery to and from appointments, as needed.
- Help with childcare and support women with basic household management skills.
- Must be able to discretely handle confidential information and prioritize and balance daily tasks.
- Must be able to maintain a positive, solution-focused demeanor when responding to conflicts or problems.
- Support organization’s mission with a sensitivity of cultural diversity and workplace harmony.
- Provide gender-responsive, trauma-informed and recovery oriented systems of care.
Education/Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent required with at least two years of applicable paid experience required.
- Certified Addiction Counselor and or Certified Recovery Specialist preferred.
- Must possess computer skills and administrative duties including the ability to learn and record all relevant software programs for the position (ex. Microsoft, Word, Outlook email).
- To work with children, you'll need to obtain Act 33 and 34 clearances, FBI clearance.
- Valid PA driver’s license.
Sojourner House is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
