Peer Support - Recovery Coach

Position Purpose: Provide services intended to help people to begin, maintain and enhance their personal recovery from alcohol and other drugs.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Act as a role model to persons in recovery and seeking recovery; model/mentor the recovery process and demonstrate healthy coping skills. Inspire hope in clients regarding their own recovery.
• Work collaboratively with the other members of the team (therapists, other recovery coaches, prevention staff and office manager) to help clients move forward in their recovery through an integrated approach.
• Conduct “Welcoming Sessions” assisting persons new to recovery and/or Ten16 services.
• Meet individually with people that would like the assistance and accountability of a coach and peer mentor; develop a Recovery Plan with the client.
• Facilitate groups that:

• Provide support and accountability; discussing struggles, new ways to approach difficult situations and personal insights.
• Teach and strengthen the use of skills needed to achieve and maintain personal recovery

• Introduce and link individuals to community resources, self-help groups, and peer supports outside of the agency to promote community integration.
• Maintain an environment of welcome and acceptance at the Recovery Center, so that the community values the Center as a place of help and hope. Comfortably talk with all people that stop in at the Recovery Center, whether dropping in, coming for scheduled programming, or other community visitations.
• Maintain contact, by phone or in person with participants to ensure their on-going success. Provide re-engagement support as needed.
• Participate in local team and agency staff meetings.
• Complete all required documentation in a timely, appropriate, legible manner.

Preparation, Experience and Skills:

• Three to five consecutive years of quality, active recovery from an addiction. If a former client of Ten16, must have 2 years from the last date of service to be considered for a position.
• Education a secondary consideration. Preference would be associate or bachelor’s degree in human services. Life/work experience given strong consideration
• CCAR certification required no later than one year from date of employment, but preferably within 6 months, if not already secured.
• Excellent people skills; experience in outreach, networking, and helping others.
• Strong professional boundaries; willing to make changes in community interactions recognizing dual relationships that will be created working as a recovery coach.
• Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality.
• Good written communication skills
• Solid computer and time management skills; must be sufficient to meet the documentation requirements and productivity goals of the position.
• Strong orientation toward a team approach to service delivery.