Recovery Coach

7 days ago

Buffalo, United States Horizon Village Part time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Are you seeking a rewarding and fulfilling career in the Mental Health and Addictions field? Do you have a passion for helping people in our community?

Apply to be a Recovery Coach today

What will your day look like?

At Horizon, you’ll enjoy a supportive, team-based work environment. Have a question? There’s always someone there to help We offer a seamless onboarding experience that’ll ensure your success in your new role.

As a Peer Advocate at Horizon, you will...

  • Help to initiate and sustain an individual/family in recovery from substance use or mental health and promote recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery.
  • Help individuals find ways to stop using (abstinence), or reduce harm associated with addictive behaviors.
  • Work with individuals/recoverees beyond recovery initiation through stabilization and into recovery maintenance.
  • Monitor outcomes for treatment, social, and vocational accomplishments.
  • Complete searches of the patient and building along with providing supervision of urinalysis.
  • Travel to other Horizon locations within Erie County when needed.

Why choose Horizon to build your career?

Besides the fact that we’ve been named a Best Place to Work for 16 (yes, 16) years in a row? At Horizon, you can be assured that you will make difference in the lives of others. Even better, your teammates will be just as motivated to make a difference

What we offer that you’ll love…

  • Company Culture: At Horizon, we pride ourselves on cultivating an atmosphere of teamwork where all employees feel heard and valued.
  • Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all, and strive toward this goal through the work of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging department, frequent trainings, ongoing conversations, affinity groups, and more.
  • Trainings, Trainings, and More Trainings: We have an entire team dedicated to your personal development and professional growth.
  • Team Building, Connection, and Relationships: At Horizon, we’re more than co-workers, we’re a community. We support each other, celebrate our achievements and milestones together, and have fun together
  • Retirement: We know you want to retire comfortably and we’re here to help Horizon offers 401(k) AND profit-sharing programs to make sure you’re set for the future.
  • Student Loan Assistance: We help pay off our team members' student loans every month. One year after joining, you’ll have been able to pay off an extra $600
  • Paid time off and paid holidays

What makes you a great candidate?

We can’t wait to learn more about you Here are a few specifics of what you’ll need for the job:

  • OASAS Certified Peer Advocate Certification and/or OMH Certified Peer Specialist preferred.
  • Lived experience with substance use and mental health and are personally familiar with the associated challenges. In appropriate situations this can be used as a substitution for the above requirements
  • High School Diploma/GED equivalent required.
  • Reliable transportation required.
  • Hours working as a Peer advocate can be used towards CASAC credentialing.
  • A strong desire to assist individuals in recovery by sharing experience, strength and hope to empower and create autonomy for individuals in recovery.

Location:

This position is located at 291 Elm St., Buffalo, NY. You must be willing to travel within Erie County to other Horizon locations.

Hours:

This position is part-time with a schedule of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 3:30pm-12:00am.

Compensation:

Horizon is consistently evaluating our compensation and benefit packages to ensure we remain competitive. The range of pay for this position is $18.00 - $21.00. Starting pay may be impacted based on experience and education. Compensation adjustments are evaluated annually.

*Please note that this is a grant-funded position*

Horizon DEIB Statement:

Horizon commits to being an anti-racist, diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. Through self-reflection and our commitments to education, growth and development, increased workplace diversity throughout all levels of our organization and the cultivation of meaningful relationships, we pledge to advance equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all.

Disclaimer: Horizon endorses public health measures including vaccinations. We encourage all applicants to be mindful of the fact that Horizon is a healthcare agency providing in person services throughout our community.

This information is intended to provide a general overview of the position; it is not a full job description.

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