Peer Recovery Coach / Family Support Specialist (Collegiate Recovery)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

This position plays a crucial role in the journey of recovery and family support. This position is essential in providing hope, encouragement, and support through a community-based approach. This direct support position employs a Two-Generation strategy, focusing on strengthening protective factors and building adult capacities. Leveraging their guidance and lived experience, this position empowers individuals to make positive changes in their lives and break the cycle of substance use issues, or promotes protective factors within family resilience. By fostering a sense of community and connection, they create a safe space for individuals to share their struggles and success. Our direct support workers understand that every journey is unique and are there to support individuals where they are at, which includes supporting multiple pathways in recovery.

This is a full-time, hourly position entitled to employee benefits including paid time off, paid observance of 12 holidays, employer sponsored health and dental insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, a flexible spending account, and short-term disability insurance.

Essential Functions:

• Help individuals navigate recovery and other support systems and assist families in accessing resources, including health and wellness, housing, employment, and other professional and non-professional services.
• Assist individuals in identifying local peer support meetings as needed.
• Assist individuals in developing a customized recovery and/or family support plans.
• Assist individuals with applying for insurance and DHHS benefits and establishing a primary care provider.
• Assist in accessing transportation assistance to and from support services.
• Help individuals feel connected to a community through pro-social, recreational, and cultural activities.
• Demonstrate and model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Provide individuals with ongoing education regarding substance use, mental health, and wellness information.
• Educate and support individuals in implementing a range of relapse prevention and harm-reduction strategies as needed.
• Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure individual and family needs are met.
• Collect data as required for the purposes of private, state, and federal funding grants and sources.
• Support the organizational requirements of accreditation and licensing requirements as they relate to policies, procedures, and training.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation as required for billing services and proficient use of existing data platforms.
• Stay current in maintaining updated information and resources as they relate to recovery coaching and family support.
• Provide group facilitation and participate in community events.
• Access translation services as needed.
• Actively participate in supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma Minimum; College Degree Preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Knowledge of community services available to support families and individuals.
• Working knowledge of a variety of addiction recovery modalities and the ability to articulate the delivery of multiple pathways of recovery.
• Ability to provide support utilizing the framework of Strengthening Families™(promoting protective factors in the lives of families).
• Knowledge of the Standards for Family Strengthening and Support.
• Ability to work with diverse populations, demonstrating cultural and community awareness.
• Ability to consider and incorporate diverse perspectives while brokering positive relationships.
• Ability to work autonomously within an established framework.
• Ability to maintain boundaries and confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Support the philosophy and mission of Archways.