Recovery Coach

Recovery Coach - Part-Time

The Recovery Coach is responsible for providing community-based recovery services to an assigned caseload of clients referred through the Recovery Center. He/she is responsible for conducting outreach, advocacy, and developing sober social and support activities. The Recovery Coach documents all provided services in a manner that is compliant with regulatory and funding agents. He/she delivers services to the participants on-site and in the community.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Contributes to the development of the ethical framework for delivery of recovery services and conducts all recovery coaching activities within this framework.
• Contributes to the development of a community resource book.
• Assists the participants in completing a Wellness Plan.
• Provides guidance, support and recovery coaching for participants in accordance with Wellness Plan and engages in recovery activities and support services.
• Conducts outreach activities in the community.
• Organizes community-based pro-social activities and events.
• Maintain weekly contact with each participant for at least one half hour.
• Attends monthly Recovery Coach support group.
• Helps to facilitate Peer to Peer recovery support groups.
• Maintains weekly Recovery Coach contact log.
• Conducts educational presentations for providers of local recovery support services.
• Conducts educational presentations to groups of prospective Recovery Coaches.
• Conducts educational presentation to groups of prospective participants.
• Eligible to serve on Consumer Advisory Board and project steering committee.

Requirements: Education/Training and Experience Knowledge, Skills and Abilities include:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Ability to deliver culturally competent services to a diverse client population in an urban setting.
• Familiarity with the project's ethical framework for recovery services and the Recovery Self-Assessment and Planning Guide.
• A minimum of six months of community-based recovery with at least six consecutive months of abstinence at the time of enrollment.
• Good interpersonal skills, enthusiastic about recovery.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) certification, to be obtained within six months of hire.

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel.