Recovery Coach - Full-Time; 4161-205-N

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is seeking a Recovery Coach to support clients in overcoming substance misuse and achieving their recovery goals. This essential role involves providing peer support and engaging clients in individual and group sessions while promoting dignity and self-reliance in the community. Successful candidates will have lived experience with substance use and recovery, along with strong communication skills to empower others.

Benefits

Generous time off

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Retirement Savings with Agency Match

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Current or former client of a substance use program.
• History of substance use with at least one year of recovery.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support services to clients in outpatient mental health programs.
• Assist clients with goals for recovery through one-to-one and group sessions.
• Connect clients to social and community resources.

Skills

Communication

Peer support advocacy

Knowledge of community resources

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Provisional New York State Peer Specialist Certification

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Recovery Coach

Jackson Heights, NY 11372

When you join the CCBQ Team, you will have an impact on the lives of many. For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Our Clinics are community-based which offer a professional and welcoming environment for both clients and staff. The Clinics provide psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological therapy, as well as individual, group, family therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, case management and collateral sessions. Our staff members follow an approach to health care that emphasizes wellness, recovery, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health integration.

Why you will enjoy being part of our team:
1. Competitive Salaries and Benefits
2. Professional Development
3. High Quality Supervision
4. Opportunities for Advancement

STATEMENT OF THE JOB
The Agency has embraced the concept of a fully integrated system of care for all consumers of service. This requires that staff assess the client’s needs holistically and see it as their responsibility to connect the client with services needed both internal and external to the Agency, regardless of the door through which the consumer enters the system.
Under the direction of the Clinical Director, the Recovery Coach is responsible for providing peer support services to clients in the Agency’s outpatient mental health and substance use programs that are part of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. All services are to be delivered in a professional and ethical manner, consistent with best practice tenets. The Recovery Coach will use their life experiences to assist individuals engaging in substance misuse with engagement into the program; provide relevant education and support to promote and enhance dignity, self-respect and self-reliance in the community; and provide mentorship and service as a role model for all members of the program. The Recovery Coach will maintain mandated levels of service, participate in Agency meetings as required, and fully comply with Agency policies and procedures.
• Serves as a recovery agent by providing and advocating for any effective recovery-based services that will aid clients in their in daily living
• Works with individuals engaging in substance misuse to articulate personal goals for recovery through the use of one ¬to-one and group sessions
• Draws from one’s own lived experience with substance use in order to provide structured non-clinical support services and support hope for recovery among individuals served
• Identifies behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the multidisciplinary treatment team in a timely manner
• Uses ongoing individual and group sessions to teach individuals engaging in substance misuse how to identify and combat negative self-talk and how to identify and overcome fears by providing a forum which allows group members to share their experiences
• Raises awareness of existing social and other support services, including community and mutual supports and how to use these in the recovery process. Community resources may include but are not limited to consumer¬ run self-help and mutual support services, social security office, Department of Family and Children services, local YMCA, library, restaurants, apartment complexes, and other types of housing, etc.
• Participates in conducting relevant assessments, and contacts clients not responding to outreach. In addition, where appropriate, assists clients with securing resources and other supports necessary for maintaining the highest degree of independence and self-reliance in the community
• Participates in the assessment and referrals to obtain the goals of the client/family including their basic needs such as food, clothing, medical care, and shelter
• Escorts clients to medical or entitlement programs
• Encourages all clients to participate fully in into program activities in order to help them achieve their personalized recovery goals

QUALIFICATIONS
• High School Diploma or GED
• Provisional New York State Peer Specialist Certification from the New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) required or Peer Advocate Certification (CRPA) preferred
• Current or former client of a substance use program.
• History of substance use and at least one year of recovery.
• Ability to read and write.
• Knowledge of computer programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook).
• Good communication skills.
• Proven ability to work with people with behavioral disabilities.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred.

BENEFITS
We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including:
• Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)
• Medical,
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings with Agency Match
• Transit * Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.
For more information on our organization, please visit our website at: www.ccbq.org EOE/AA.
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