Sober Support Unit (SSU) Peer Recovery Coach PART TIME

Oaklandchn; Pontiac, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Oakland Community Health Network is seeking a part-time Sober Support Unit Peer Recovery Coach in Pontiac, MI. You will engage individuals seeking SUD services, using motivational interviewing to encourage continued participation in services.

Responsibilities include delivering recovery coaching, documenting progress, and coordinating referrals. Qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED and CCAR/state peer recovery coach certification; experience with SUD/mental health is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• CCAR or state peer recovery coach certification required.
• Experience working with adults with SUD and mental health needs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm, welcoming environment for individuals served.
• Offer short-term, recovery-oriented services to adults in crisis.
• Provide recovery coaching to engage individuals in withdrawal management or treatment.
• Document interactions and progress in the electronic health record.
• Conduct intakes and refer individuals to appropriate access points.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written & oral communication

Team collaboration

Motivational interviewing

Education

High School Diploma/GED

CCAR or State Certified Peer Recovery Coach

Tools

Word

Excel

Database & software

Job description

Sober Support Unit (SSU) Peer Recovery Coach PART TIME

Part Time Pontiac, MI, US

Salary Range: $20.77 To $25.96 Annually

Job Summary

The Sober Support Unit Peer Recovery Coach engages individuals seeking SUD services and uses motivational interviewing to motivate an individual to continue through with services.

Essential Functions

• Provide a warm and welcoming environment for person's served
• Provide short-term, intensive, recovery-oriented services to adults experiencing aSud crisis
• Provide recovery coaching to individuals to help them engage and continue to withdrawal management or residential treatment services
• Communicate hope and the possibility of recovery through group sessions.
• Contribute to a warm and welcoming atmosphere for individuals served.
• Engage actively with team members and other departments.
• Document interactions and progress accurately in the Electronic Health Record
• Conduct intakes onto the unit
• Refer individuals to appropriate access points
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements and Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED

Training Requirements (licenses, programs, or certificates):

CCAR or State Certified Peer Recovery Coach

Experience Requirements:

• Experience in providing services to Individual's with Substance Use Disorders, adults with Mental Illness, Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance or adults and/or children with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities preferred.
• Experience in providing services in the public sector preferred.

Job Specific Competencies/Skills:

• Ability to build positive relationships with contractors and community partners.
• Knowledge of Health Care Systems desired
• Knowledge of OCHN Substance Use Disorder and Core Provider Agencies and services
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated effective computer skills with Word, Excel, database, and other relevant software programs.

Oakland Community Health Network's Core Competencies:

• Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus)
• Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)
• Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards)
• Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)

Additional Information

Travel required, physical requirements, on-call schedules, etc.:

• Must have available means of transportation to and from OCHN and for required offsite meetings or site visits.
• Must be available for meetings and events which may occur outside of standard office hours.
• Work performed primarily in an office environment.
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• This posting is for two part-time roles.

OCHN is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive and equitable culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces and encourages our employees' differences. This includes (but is not limited to) ability, age, color, family type, gender expression and identity, individual expression, medical conditions, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and all other diverse and wonderful characteristics.