Certified Recovery Specialist

  The Certified Recovery Specialist position contributes to engaging individuals with substance use disorder, as well as facilitating recovery, resiliency, and enhancement of sobriety and wellness. Serves as a role model for recovery, for staff and clients/consumers. Help clients/consumers to reduce barriers that impede the recovery process, share lived experience and assist with resource coordination. 

1. Assists clients/consumers with setting and attaining personal recovery goals.

2. Work with agency staff to identify community supports and help clients/consumers understand how to utilize these resources in the recovery process.

3. Provides support resources, information and assists family members/support systems to understand possible warning signs, triggers, appropriate supportive responses, wellness measures, and the overall recovery process.

4. Models coping techniques, self-help strategies and reinforces the potential for recovery to clients/consumers.

5. Advocates on the clients/consumers behalf to the psychiatrist/psychologist/nurse/therapist by disclosing information related to consumers health/treatment.

6. Complete all required documentation for every client/consumer encounter.

7.  Develop and implement Individualized Recovery Plans. 

8. Attend required training courses, in-services, staff meetings and recovery coaching sessions and meetings. Participates in required supervisory meetings, access to Clinical Director on a regular basis.

9. Utilize NTC’s Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) during tenure of employment.  Initial training, and on-going training, will be provided to employee by respective  supervisor and/or assigned team member. 

10. Employee will be proficient in their job position within six (6) months. If at any time an employee feels they need more training/education, employee is to submit a request for such through their supervisor, manager, and/or director. 

11. Other duties and functions as assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

1. High school diploma or GED required

2. College education preferred, but not required

3. Current/Valid Driver’s License; Traveling Required; Reliable Vehicle and valid auto insurance; must have clean driving record

4. Criminal history checks and child abuse certification in accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301—6386 (relating to Child Protective Services Law) and 55 Pa.?Code Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services) required.

5. A personal history with drugs and/or alcohol and 18 months of sobriety

6. Successful completion of Certified Recovery Specialist Training

7. Demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing