Recovery & Community Support Specialist (ADSS)

Highland Rivers Health; Cedartown (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance through the State Hea

Flexible Benefits such as dental, viz

Retirement Plan with employer matching

4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase

10 paid holidays

1 personal day

Qualifying employer for Public Student

NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying c

Clinical supervision for candidates on

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking an Addictive Disease Support Services Specialist to assist individuals with substance use recovery, skill building, and resource linkage. The role emphasizes coordination of care, crisis support, and community connections to improve outcomes.

The ADSS position entails working with a treatment team, maintaining caseload frequency per plans, and serving as an advocate for clients in collaboration with referring agencies.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring all individuals on caseload are seen at documented frequency per the treatment plan and that appropriate release of information are in place/documented for coordination of care.
• Assist the individuals with the development of interpersonal, community coping skills, and resource linkage through education, training, and modeling
• Provides assessment, monitoring and assistance to consumer with self-management of symptoms to encourage recovery.
• Link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
• Provides assistance and support in crisis situations.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary treatment/recovery team meetings each week.
• Utilizes the multidisciplinary assessment to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service/recover plan with a focus on recovery.
• Work with, and reports to, ADSS supervisor and/or area manager for assigned Region. Tap into community programs such as drug court to provide ADSS and bill accordingly to SCS and Payer
• Responsible for providing contacts based on the frequency defined in the consumers' treatment plans; documents attempts to contact consumers, ISP Reviews, and coordination of care with referral sources including, but not limited to, Accountability/Treatment Courts, DFCS, and Probation.
• Assist the consumer in reaching the skill building objective in their individualized service/recovery plan.
• Establishes professional and ethical relationships with consumers, families, and coworkers.
• Transport consumers if needed.

Job description

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking an Addictive Disease Support Services Specialist to assist individuals with substance use recovery, skill building, and resource linkage. The role emphasizes coordination of care, crisis support, and community connections to improve outcomes.

The ADSS position entails working with a treatment team, maintaining caseload frequency per plans, and serving as an advocate for clients in collaboration with referring agencies.