Driver Recovery Coach

AtlantiCare; Mays Landing (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & V

Retirement Plans with employer/

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Wellness Programs

Pet Insurance

Job summary

AtlantiCare in New Jersey seeks a Driver Recovery Coach to transport clients by van across residential, clinical, and medical programs, while helping with engagement and smooth transitions into care. The role is mainly daytime with possible evening overlap, contributing to quality customer service and team-oriented goals.

Requires a High School diploma, valid NJ driver's license, and recovery-specific training.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid NJ Driver's License required; 18 hours Ethics/Peer Support Training and 46 hours Recovery Specialist training (CCAR) required. CPI required within 90 days of hire or transfer. CPI must be obtained by 7/31/2026 for current incumbents.
• Minimum 1 year of personal recovery and knowledge of the recovery process.
• Ability to recognize the elements of a client crisis and advocate for the client(s) if needed.
• Provides routine recovery check-ups through telephone support and respects cultural/ethical differences.

Responsibilities

• Transport clients by van for residential, clinical, and medical programs.
• Educate individuals on how to navigate treatment, social services, and recovery supports.
• Maintain relationships with individuals and families to support engagement and retention in treatment.
• Reinforce recovery messages and help build strengths, coping abilities, and resources.
• Assist in establishing a supportive social and physical environment for recovery.
• Provide on-call coverage and transport patients as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Crisis recognition

Recovery advocacy

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Driver Recovery Coach is responsible for transporting clients by van for our residential, clinical, and medical programs. The Driver will also assist in client engagement and ensuring smooth transition into their program. This position is primarily during the day, but the position requires flexibility as overlap between our evening programs, if necessary. This position supports organizational goals by providing quality customer service, participating in performance improvement efforts and demonstrating a commitment to teamwork and cooperation.

• Educates individuals on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems.
• Acts as positive role model to individuals and their families, by sharing experiential knowledge, hope and skills.
• Maintains relationships with individuals and families in order to assists individuals in the treatment engagement and retention process.
• Reinforces guides and ensures patients and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities, and resources of each individual.
• Assists survivors with gaining skills and resources needed to initiates and maintains recovery.
• Assists in establishing and sustain a social and physical environment supportive of recovery.
• Enhances identifies and participates in the recovery community.
• Advocates for appropriate and effective community treatment and recovery.
• Empowers individuals to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathways.
• Provides on-call coverage if need be
• Transports patients as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Position Summary

The Driver Recovery Coach is responsible for transporting clients by van for our residential, clinical, and medical programs. The Driver will also assist in client engagement and ensuring smooth transition into their program. This position is primarily during the day, but the position requires flexibility as overlap between our evening programs, if necessary. This position supports organizational goals by providing quality customer service, participating in performance improvement efforts and demonstrating a commitment to teamwork and cooperation.

• Educates individuals on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems.
• Acts as positive role model to individuals and their families, by sharing experiential knowledge, hope and skills.
• Maintains relationships with individuals and families in order to assists individuals in the treatment engagement and retention process.
• Reinforces guides and ensures patients and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities, and resources of each individual.
• Assists survivors with gaining skills and resources needed to initiates and maintains recovery.
• Assists in establishing and sustain a social and physical environment supportive of recovery.
• Enhances identifies and participates in the recovery community.
• Advocates for appropriate and effective community treatment and recovery.
• Empowers individuals to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathways.
• Provides on-call coverage if need be
• Transports patients as needed
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent required.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Valid NJ Driver's License required.18 hours Ethics/Peer Support Training and 46 hours Recovery Specialist training (CCAR) required. CPI required within 90 days of hire or transfer. Current incumbents required to obtain CPI by 7/31/2026.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum 1 year of personal recovery and a knowledge of the recovery process. Ability to recognize the elements of a client crisis required. Advocates on behalf of the client(s) if in need required. Provides routine recovery check-ups through telephone support required. Ability to respect all cultures and ethic differences required.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS Demonstrates the technical competencies as established on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool.

WORK ENVIRONMENT This position requires repetitive driving, motion, hearing, pushing, reaching, and reading, seeing, speaking, standing and sitting the majority of the time. Spends time with such equipment as computer terminal, fax machine, copier, and telephone. Essential functions of this position are listed on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP This position reports to department leadership.

The above statement reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position. This position reports to department leadership and supervises incumbents as assigned.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent required.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Valid NJ Driver’s License required.18 hours Ethics/Peer Support Training and 46 hours Recovery Specialist training (CCAR) required. CPI required within 90 days of hire or transfer. Current incumbents required to obtain CPI by 7/31/2026.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum 1 year of personal recovery and a knowledge of the recovery process. Ability to recognize the elements of a client crisis required. Advocates on behalf of the client(s) if in need required. Provides routine recovery check-ups through telephone support required. Ability to respect all cultures and ethic differences required.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS Demonstrates the technical competencies as established on the Assessment and Evaluation Tool.

About Us

At AtlantiCare, we believe in supporting the whole person. Our market-competitive Total Rewards package is designed to promote the physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being of our team members. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits and resources, including:

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans with employer contributions
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your educational goals
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
• Wellness Programs to help you thrive
• Voluntary Benefits, including Pet Insurance and more

Benefits offerings may vary based on position and are subject to eligibility requirements.

Join a team that values your well-being and invests in your future.

Pay Transparency

In order to support the Fair Compensation Strategy by the US Govt., HR Dept., clients are required to adhere to "Pay Transparency Law" in impacted states, which mandate employers to list salary ranges in job advertisements and promotions.

AtlantiCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer