Certified Recovery Specialist - North Charleston, SC

Day in the Life of a Certified Recovery Specialist

Since 2005, Crossroads has been at the forefront of treating patients with opioid use disorder. Crossroads is a family of professionals dedicated to providing the most accessible, highest quality, evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) options to combat the growing opioid epidemic and helping people with opioid use disorder start their path to recovery. This comprehensive approach to treatment, the gold standard in care for opioid use disorder, has been shown to prevent more deaths from overdose and lead to long-term recovery. We are committed to bringing critical services to communities across the U.S. to improve access to treatment for over 26,500 patients. Our clinics are all outpatient and office-based, with clinics in Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and patients.

Provide peer-based recovery support services to individuals contemplating or actively seeking help with behavioral health recovery.

Collaborate with county jails, detention centers, and drug courts to connect individuals to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) both pre-trial and post-adjudication.

Host community events to distribute harm reduction materials and collaborate with key community partners, including justice-involved partners.

Engage in relationship building with individuals to establish rapport, as evidenced by empathetic and active listening and communicating in a non-judgmental way.

Participate in daily shift debriefs, as well as weekly individual supervision, and monthly group supervision.

Administrative duties to include recovery plan creation, data tracking and entry, and regular digital communication via e-mail, group messaging apps, etc.

Conduct self in an ethical manner by adhering to the TCBAP codes of ethics.

Follow and adhere to the recovery bill of rights.

Must be at least 18 or older.

High school diploma or GED.

Past mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorder.

A personal history of justice involvement is considered advantageous (but not required) in order to effectively connect with and support the justice-involved population.

Self-identify as a person who is in recovery and demonstrate self-directed recovery for a minimum of 24 consecutive months from mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorder.

Successfully completed the state's Certified Recovery Specialist training within the last year.

Completion of 75 hours of supervision preferred, but not required upon hire.

Must be available as early as 4:45am, evening and weekends. Specific scheduling will be discussed with recruiting and hiring manager.

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

PTO.

Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period.

Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field).

Life Insurance.

Short/Long Term Disability.

Paid maternity/paternity leave.

Mental Health day.

Calm subscription for all employees.