Bilingual Recovery Coach — Peer Support

Gandara Mental Health Center, Inc.; Holyoke (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pet insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacations

Paid holidays

8 discretionary days

Mileage reimbursement

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Gándara Mental Health Center, Inc. is seeking a Recovery Coach (B) to support individuals in the early stages of recovery. This non-clinical, peer-to-peer role guides clients through the care system and helps them navigate barriers to recovery.

You will engage in community-based activities, provide relapse-prevention support, and link clients to services, while upholding culturally responsive practices and trauma-informed care.

Qualifications

• Participate in the recovery coach academy program.
• High School Diploma or GED; reasonable exceptions may be made in certain situations.
• Must have lived experience and 2 years acknowledged continuous sobriety.
• Experience and knowledge regarding the addiction treatment service system.
• Must have a personal vehicle; valid driver’s license.
• Bilingual individuals encouraged to apply.
• Eligible to be a certified recovery coach.
• Experience with adults diagnosed with a substance use disorder.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing and implementing community activities that support and promote recovery.
• Demonstrate competency in relapse prevention strategies.
• Provide membership program orientation services and requirements.
• Conduct confidential, quality supports that are gender and culturally responsive and trauma informed.
• Assist with the development of individualized recovery plans with each assigned recoveree.
• Meet, collaborate, coordinate support services and attend appointments with recoverees for probation, parole, employment and educational agencies.
• Link recoverees to services provided by community-based organizations such as peer support groups, legal services, nutritional counseling, and HIV testing.
• Provide recoveree education in finances, housing stability, behavioral and primary health, life skills and related domains.
• Provide crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
• Exemplify recovery principles and be a positive example.

Skills

Recovery coaching

Bilingual

Empathy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Gándara Mental Health Center, Inc. is seeking a Recovery Coach (B) to support individuals in the early stages of recovery. This non-clinical, peer-to-peer role guides clients through the care system and helps them navigate barriers to recovery.

You will engage in community-based activities, provide relapse-prevention support, and link clients to services, while upholding culturally responsive practices and trauma-informed care.