FFR Peer Recovery Coach

Job Description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY :

The New Orleans Peer Recovery Coach (NOPRC), under the supervision of the Family Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Specialist, is responsible for providing peer support and family-focused care coordination to pregnant and parenting women who use substances. The NOPRC will function as a guide and role model for women from their first encounter with the program through long-term aftercare. The NOPRC will serve as a peer and advocate to the people served. The NOPRC performs a wide range of tasks to assist persons served in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process.

This individual will support the opening of Family Focused Recovery’s Residential Center.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Support the Assistant Vice President of Integrated & Behavioral Health in the successful completion of the Implementation and Evaluation Phases of the Regional Partnership Grant (RPG), including adherence to RPG Research requirements.
• Work closely with the FFR team to ensure the provision of team-based care for all persons served is high quality, efficient, and in compliance with all accreditation and funding source requirements.
• Conduct outreach activities in the community to stakeholders and potential persons served about VOASELA’s services and FFR Program offerings.
• Complete screening of persons referred to FFR to confirm eligibility. Provide referrals as needed to people ineligible for FFR. Conduct admission with persons eligible for FFR per established workflow.
• Conduct global needs assessment and plan with persons served to guide delivery of peer support services and family-focused care coordination. Provide peer support and care coordination to persons served :

Provides harm reduction services, including education and support as persons served increase motivation to access higher levels of care.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Non-essential)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES :

This position requires knowledge, skills and abilities equivalent to :

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.