Recovery Coach

San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness seeks a Recovery Staff member to engage individuals across treatment stages and provide recovery support to reduce relapse. The role extends traditional services into everyday life for those pursuing or maintaining recovery from SUD or OUD.

Core duties include empathetic engagement, assisting with goals and plans, connecting clients to transportation, employment, health care, childcare, and life skills, building community, and maintaining

Qualifications

• Must have 24 months in recovery outside a structured living environment (e.g., jail, prison, or institution).
• Basic computer skills in Word and Outlook.
• Willingness to attend 46 hours of recovery/peer coach training and work 40 hours weekly.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate empathy, caring, and concern to bolster self-esteem and confidence.
• Assist individuals in development of goals and recovery action plans.
• Provide concrete assistance to help individuals obtain transportation, employment, health care, childcare, and life skills training.
• Facilitate contacts with others to promote learning of social and recreational skills and community belonging.
• Work independently in community settings with flexible working hours.
• Integrate strength and evidence-based practices into daily interactions with peers.
• Provide responsible documentation of services in client records.

Skills

Empathy

Goal setting

Integrity

Communication

Tools

Word

Outlook

Job description

The Recovery Staff is responsible for the engagement and linking of individuals prior to, during and after treatment and providing recovery support services to reduce the incidence of relapse. The goal of this position is to extend the reach of traditional treatment services beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment of individuals seeking to achieve or sustain recovery from a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

Core Duties

• Demonstrate empathy, caring, and concern to bolster person's self-esteem and confidence.
• Assist individuals in development of goals and recovery action plans.
• Provide concrete assistance to help individuals accomplish tasks such as obtaining transportation, employment, health care, childcare, and life skills training.
• Facilitate contacts with other people to promote learning of social and recreational skills, create community, and acquire a sense of belonging.
• Work independently in community settings with flexible working hours.
• Integrate strength and evidence-based practices into daily interactions with peers.
• Provide responsible documentation of services provided in client record.
• Attend ongoing training as required by supervisor.

Education/Training/Work Experience/Skills Requirements

• Must have a minimum of 24 months in recovery outside a structured living environment such as jail, prison or institution.
• If in recovery, documentation of treatment completion or demonstration of mature and healthy coping skills.
• Basic computer skills in Word and Outlook.
• Ability to attend 46 hours of training in peer coach/recovery training and to work 40 hours weekly.

Skills & Knowledge (will receive trainings in these areas)

• The Stage of Change Theory, Motivational Interviewing, Contingency Management, and Cognitive Behavioral Techniques.
• Behavioral problem-solving techniques for addiction treatment.
• Principles of recovery from SUD or mental illness.
• Case Management activities and knowledge of community resources for social support.
• Knowledge of mutual-help groups, their functions, values/beliefs and how to access.