Per-diem Recovery Coach

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers

Location: Main on Elm - Malone, NY 

Position: Per-diem Recovery Coach 

Schedule: As needed

Pay Range: $17.50/hour to $20.00/hour

Position Summary: The incumbent will provide strength-based support to those seeking recovery or in recovery from substance use disorder. Those in this position will assist the individual in self-directed recovery while providing lived experience and expertise to support the change. This position requires the incumbent to exercise strong boundaries while remaining comfortable with self-disclosure. The position requires strong ties to the community and experience in navigating systems.

Education and Training: High School Diploma or equivalency preferred.

Experience and Work Knowledge: Minimum of 1-year experience working in human services preferred.

Physical Demands: No extraordinary physical demands.

Essential Duties:

• Provide environments to encourage self-advocacy, educational opportunities, referral to services, peer, and recovery support, and wrap around services as indicated.
• Serves as a personal guide for those seeking or supporting their recovery..
• Appropriately represents the agency in community events, meetings, and forums to increase community awareness and participation.
• Orients residents to the facility, neighborhood, and local community resources to foster stability.
• Coordinates with the Vocational Education Rehabilitation Specialist to develop and implement programming in support of the acquisition of daily living skills, community living, and work readiness skills to support recovery.
• Assist the Housing staff on special projects as assigned.
• Enhance coordination of policies, procedures, and services across all housing programs through collaboration with the Housing management team.
• Provide written report and evaluation on client social-emotional presentation, behaviors, and contributions to the recovery community as per program requirements.
• Assist the Housing staff to develop and integrate new programs while meeting organizational and grant objectives to assist residents in achieving the greatest outcomes.
• Implement and strategically guide Best Practices in homeless service delivery, including Critical Time Intervention and Trauma-Informed Care.
• Evaluate crisis situations on an individual basis and effectively communicate all concerns and situations with the Housing staff.
• Work collaboratively with each SJATRC team and outside provider team to identify appropriate services.
• Bolster substance treatment services provided with SJATRC and provide assistance with residents concerning growth and sobriety.
• Promote the philosophy of social rehabilitation as it applies to residential treatment.
• Monitors the progress of each client and documents progress/regression in the client files. Meet with residents individually or in group session as indicated.
• Assist with discharge planning; and assist clients with developing and maintaining wrap around services.
• Develop and maintain good working relationship with client referral sources and other related mental health, substance abuse, and community service programs.
• Ensures program is in compliance with all agency, clinical, fiscal standards and licensure requirements.
• All other duties as assigned by agency management.