Recovery Support Specialist - Wellness & Empowerment Coach

Kids for the Future; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Lake Mental Health Center, Inc. seeks a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRSS) to teach, mentor and support individuals on their recovery journeys within outpatient services.

You will model coping strategies, help set personal goals, facilitate WRAP and self-help groups, and collaborate with treatment teams to ensure consumer voice is heard. Applicants should be in recovery, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be willing to travel and participate in ongoing trainings

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and must be in recovery from a behavioral health and/or substance abuse disorder or nicotine recovery.
• One year of experience and participation in local or national consumer advocacy or knowledge in mental health recovery, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach and mentor the value of every individual’s recovery experience.
• Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Assist service recipients in articulating personal goals for recovery.
• Assist service recipients in determining the objectives needed to reach his/her recovery goals.
• Proactively engage consumers and transfer new concepts, ideas and insight to others.
• Assist in setting up and sustaining self-help groups.
• Support consumers in using a WRAP – Wellness Recovery Action Plan.
• Utilize and teach problem solving techniques with consumers.
• Teach consumers how to identify and combat negative self-talk and fears.
• Support the vocational choices of consumers and assist him/her in overcoming job-related anxiety.
• Assist in building social skills in the community that will enhance quality of life.

Skills

CPRSS duties

Recovery advocacy

WRAP facilitation

Coaching skills

Group facilitation

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Grand Lake Mental Health Center, Inc. seeks a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRSS) to teach, mentor and support individuals on their recovery journeys within outpatient services.

You will model coping strategies, help set personal goals, facilitate WRAP and self-help groups, and collaborate with treatment teams to ensure consumer voice is heard. Applicants should be in recovery, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be willing to travel and participate in ongoing trainings