Recovery Coach - 214 Men's Step Down

Recovery Coach

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

Health RIGHT 360 offers residential treatment services designed to serve individuals and families with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our program helps clients address addiction and related issues, increase skills, manage stressors, connect to supportive service, and build a foundation for lasting recovery. Residential programs run 24/7 and include individual and group therapy, family therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, medication support services, and crisis intervention.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

This is a union eligible position.

Job Summary

HealthRIGHT 360, a nonprofit organization and a family of programs, is committed to providing accessible and comprehensive healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Our mission is to tackle systemic barriers to healthcare and promote health equity for all. We offer a wide range of services, including mental health care, residential and outpatient substance use treatment, and primary health services. Additionally, we provide transitional support for individuals re-entering the community after involvement in the criminal justice system. By integrating physical and behavioral health, we empower individuals to overcome challenges by addressing social determinants of health, fostering resilience, and facilitating recovery.

The 214 Men's Residential Step Down (MRSD) is a program of HealthRIGHT 360 located at Alamo Square neighborhood in San Francisco. It is a 64-bed male transitional housing for individuals that have completed at a minimum of 30 days residential substance use disorder treatment. MRSD provides temporary housing to assist our clients in their next stage of sobriety.

Recovery Coach is responsible for assessing client needs and strengths in support of health and recovery. Through individual coaching with program specific requirements and case management, Recovery Coach assists clients in navigating systems of care while providing a supportive recovery environment. Recovery Coaches are responsible for maintaining and assessing the safety and security of the program and its residents through continued house runs while providing a supportive environment. Through effective communication, Recovery Coaches relay relevant information to other members of the interdisciplinary team and perform crisis intervention as needed. Recovery Coaches ensure that the facility environment is safe and welcoming.

Key Responsibilities

Individual Responsibilities:

• Provides direct services such as intakes, assessment, crisis intervention, and case management as needed.
• Responsible for retention and completion of clients, facilitates individual coaching sessions with each caseload client.
• Provides learning experience opportunities and offers support to assist clients in meeting their long-term recovery goals.
• Proactively links clients to both internal and external resources based on their recovery needs and follows up on the progress/status.
• Performs house runs to ensure and maintain accountability of all clients and the safety and security of the facility.
• Performs crisis intervention and communicates with treatment team as unforeseen situations arise.
• The Recovery Coaches documents client updates and incidents in the facility log daily, performs CPR and First Aid as needed, and works weekends and holidays as needed.

Setting Responsibilities:

• Facilitates community meetings and ensures compliance with facility rules.
• Performs crisis intervention and communicates with team as unforeseen situations arise.
• The Recovery Coach will document all client updates and facility incidents daily in the facility log.
• Performs periodic house runs to ensure and maintain the safety and security of the facility.
• When assigned the DOT, documents, and accurately distributes client money, ensures client medications are securely stored and properly accounted for and holds facility keys and floater cellular phones.
• As needed, accompanies clients to offsite appointments related to their recovery.
• Attends and completes all required trainings and meetings as assigned by facility manager.
• Plans and facilitates client celebrations and special events.
• Recovery Coaches must be available to work weekends and holidays as needed.

Documentation Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with each client and other available internal and external resources to develop transition plans, progress notes and appropriate updates in support of the health and recovery needs of the client.
• Properly documents all individual encounters and completes the discharge paperwork/process and required agency assessments in timely manner.
• Also, maintains accurate records by data entering documentation into various electronic systems for all clients in accordance with guidelines established by HealthRIGHT 360 to satisfy internal and external evaluating requirements.

And perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Credentials, and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent, bachelor's degree preferred.
• Drug and Alcohol registration or certification recognized by Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) preferred.
• First Aid and CPR Certified within 30 days of employment.
• Valid California Driver's License and automobile insurance.
• Experience working successfully with diverse populations specifically with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self-sufficiency.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of gender-responsive, trauma informed, and co-occurring treatment.
• Strong computer skills, especially with Microsoft Office applications and internet applications.
• Ability to work within a frequently changing project scope while maintaining overall direction and structured priorities.
• Self-motivated, dependable, creative, and proactive approach to work; understands importance of working independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to enter data into various electronic systems while maintaining integrity and accuracy of data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Bilingual in the SF county language threshold desired.

Must complete background check and livescan clearance. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.