Recovery Support Specialist, Sunday - Thursday Evenings (COE-RRS)

Community Counseling of Bristol County; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Counseling of Bristol County in Taunton, MA is hiring a Recovery Support Specialist for the COE-RRS program. The role involves coordinating treatment plans, providing direct care, milieu supervision, and facilitating therapeutic groups, with a Sunday–Thursday 3pm–11pm schedule.

The successful candidate will work in an office setting, support residents with coping strategies for substance use and mental health, and collaborate with clinicians to ensure safe, person-centered care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience in rehabilitation services.
• At least two years of human services experience, including work with adults.
• Must complete CORI checks and have a valid MA driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, compassionate care through individual and group sessions.
• Assist residents with coping techniques for substance use and mental health disorders.
• Complete client admissions and maintain accurate records in EMR.
• Monitor residents' progress and document in the EMR system.
• Evaluate progress during individual or group sessions.
• Ensure safety with hourly checks and accurate documentation.
• Provide medication observation as needed.
• Collaborate with doctors, nurses and therapists to support treatment.

Skills

Direct care

Group facilitation

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

Job description

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Taunton, MA

Program Name: COE/RRS

Salary: $22.50/hour

Work Location: Office

Description of Position

CCBC is hiring a Recovery Support Specialist for our Co-Occurring Enhanced Residential Rehabilitation Services (COE-RRS) Program. The hours are Sunday through Thursday, 3pm-11pm.

Staff will be responsible for coordinating the individual’s treatment plan, providing direct care, coverage and milieu supervision, facilitating a therapeutic milieu through meetings and groups, and addressing care coordination and aftercare needs.

Responsibilities

• Counselor will provide high quality, compassionate care through various mediums which include both individual and clinical groups
• Counselor will be in charge with assisting patients with techniques for handling their substance use disorder and mental health disorder
• Complete client admissions;
• Monitor residents progress and properly maintain patient records in our electronic medical record system.
• Additionally, counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during individual and or group setting
• Observation and accounting of patients at all times insuring safety (hourly checks) as well as documentation
• Provide medication observation pass for resident
• Provide assistance in consult sheets for all residents and communicate with nursing as needed
• Counselor may also need to collaborate with doctors, nurses and therapists for patients’ therapy and treatment for best overall outcome
• Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
• Develops and participates in individual or group patient teaching projects
• Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
• Provides transportation as needed

Requirements

Education/Training

This position requires a bachelor’s degree or experience or specific skills related to the delivery of rehabilitation, support, or housing service elements; Familiarity with housing first, recovery and rehabilitation principles.

Experience

Must have at least two years of human services related work with at least one year with adults who have a history of mental illness/and substance misuse; Must possess good organizational skills, effective written, verbal and computer skills. Experience in running groups preferred.

Other

Knowledge of Core-Competencies as identified by the employee’s assigned department; Must have a valid driver’s license in the state of residence and submit a copy of satisfactory record of driving from the state of residence of registry of motor vehicles, as determined by the department vice president; Must complete MA and ADP Criminal Offense Record Information (CORI) process; Must have computer literacy as related to the requirements of the position.

Program Information

• Community Supportive Housing

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Date posted: 8/24/2026