What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recovery Support Specialist (Bilingual) position at The Child & Family Guidance Center, Inc.?
Since 1925 The Child and Family Guidance Center has been serving children and families. We provide culturally informed mental health care and complementary supports, regardless of ability to pay. If you would like to be a part of our team and make real difference in people’s lives. The Child and Family Guidance Center is currently seeking a full time Recovery Support Specialist.
The Recovery Support Specialist is responsible for providing peer support services for individuals and their families to effectively address the myriad of issues which those with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders require to support the recovery process.
The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following Essential Functions:
Provides recovery support through self-directed, strength-based approach to care. Utilizing principles based on the Recovery Coach Ten Components of Recovery.
Will learn and implement the following interventions: CRA (Community Re-Enforcement Approach), ACC (Assertive Continued Care), SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment); Gain Short Screen, Gain Q3 (Global Appraisal of Individual Needs tools).
Provides SBIRT screening of referred youth in the office or in the community and collaborates with clinical team to make recommendations for further treatment as necessary.
Promotes recovery by assisting in linkage to recovery support activities by removing personal and environmental obstacles, linking persons to the recovering community and serving as a professional guide and mentor for person seeking recovery and their families.
Maintains communications with community providers and builds a network of recovery support services to support program participant's attendance in organized, social sober activities.
Recognizes the elements of client crisis, implements an immediate course of action (in consul with supervisor) appropriate to the crisis and utilizes negative events to enhance overall treatment outcomes.
Prepares agenda for supervision and utilizes supervision as needed to meet professional demands of job.
Educates individuals & families by providing information on recovery supports within the community.
Effectively organizes and tracks data to be reviewed by funders and other stakeholders
Provides ongoing information and assertive linkages to services and resources with an emphasis on self-help groups throughout the CRA treatment and follows up with youth during the ACC of the program.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
Experience working with substance using adolescence and their families as well as ability to work with adults in recovery
Certification from the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy as a Recovery Coach.
Driver's License (Required)
Established expertise and practices related to professional boundaries and ethics.
Bi-Lingual Spanish is preferred
EEO Statement: The Child and Family Guidance Center is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, or physical disability.
Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
website: www.cfguidance.org
