Recovery Specialist

Are you in recovery and have the desire to help others address their addiction? If so, we would like to talk with you! 

Gateway Rehab Center (GRC) has a dynamic opportunity in Mount Pleasant, PA for a Recovery Specialist who will provide information and opportunities for recovering individuals to direct their own recovery and advocacy processes. 

As a GRC Certified Recovery Specialist, you will provide support and assistance to individuals with identified Substance Use Disorder (SUD) to gain access to the resources, treatment services, and support that will help them to achieve improved quality of life and sustained recovery. 

Responsibilities

• Establishes a relationship with patients that displays dignity and respect as reflected in professional language and appropriate boundaries.
• Teaches and supports the acquisition and utilization of skills needed to facilitate recovery.
• Promotes knowledge of and linkage to available services, options, and choices.
• Promotes the utilization of natural resources within the community, other agencies, and services systems. Arranges referrals to other agencies, community programs, and other resources to meet the needs of the patient and family.
• Facilitates the development of a sense of wellness, self-worth, and identification of unique strengths.
• Seeks on-going individual input into services content to address individual needs and goals while supporting and encouraging individual goal planning and internalization of the recovery process.
• Documents interactions and progress in patient’s electronic medical record; completes all documentation within required time frame.
• Participates in group supervision and individual supervision.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills

• Ability to interact with others who are in recovery. 
• Excellent communication skills. 
• Good computer skills, i.e., MS Office.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills. 
• Ability to interact with others in a professional setting.

• High School diploma or GED 
• Understanding of and/or personal experiences with addiction and recovery required.
• Recovery Specialist Certification is preferred.

Other Requirements

• Pass a PA Criminal History Record Check.
• Obtain PA or a State Child Abuse and FBI fingerprinting clearances. 
• Pass Drug Screen.
• 2-Step TB Test.
• Must have at least 18 months in recovery from substance dependence. must attest to at least 18 months in recovery from substance use disorder.

Work Conditions

• Substance use disorder treatment center.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

GRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We value diverse voices and lived experiences that strengthen our mission and impact.