Certified Recovery Specialist

The Certified Recovery Specialist position contributes to engaging individuals with substance use disorder, as well as facilitating recovery, resiliency, and enhancement of sobriety and wellness. Serves as a role model for recovery, for staff and clients / consumers. Help clients / consumers to reduce barriers that impede the recovery process, share lived experience and assist with resource coordination.

Requirements

1. Assists clients / consumers with setting and attaining personal recovery goals.

2. Work with agency staff to identify community supports and help clients / consumers understand how to utilize these resources in the recovery process.

3. Provides support resources, information and assists family members / support systems to understand possible warning signs, triggers, appropriate supportive responses, wellness measures, and the overall recovery process.

4. Models coping techniques, self-help strategies and reinforces the potential for recovery to clients / consumers.

5. Advocates on the clients / consumers behalf to the psychiatrist / psychologist / nurse / therapist by disclosing information related to consumers health / treatment.

6. Complete all required documentation for every client / consumer encounter.

7. Develop and implement Individualized Recovery Plans.

8. Attend required training courses, in-services, staff meetings and recovery coaching sessions and meetings. Participates in required supervisory meetings, access to Clinical Director on a regular basis.

9. Utilize NTC's Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) during tenure of employment. Initial training, and on-going training, will be provided to employee by respective supervisor and / or assigned team member.

10. Employee will be proficient in their job position within six (6) months. If at any time an employee feels they need more training / education, employee is to submit a request for such through their supervisor, manager, and / or director.

11. Other duties and functions as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

1. High school diploma or GED required

2. College education preferred, but not required

3. Current / Valid Driver's License; Traveling Required; Reliable Vehicle and valid auto insurance; must have clean driving record

4. Criminal history checks and child abuse certification in accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301-6386 (relating to Child Protective Services Law) and 55 Pa.?Code Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services) required.

5. A personal history with drugs and / or alcohol and 18 months of sobriety

6. Successful completion of Certified Recovery Specialist Training

7. Demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing