Posted 14 days ago
Description
Description
"If you love recovery, honor all pathways and have an interest in helping individuals reach their goals and live a better quality of life this could be the most enjoyable work you do!"
Location: Lowell, MA and surrounding areas
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 5:30am-2:00pm
Pay Rate: $22.90/hour
Benefits:
- Health, dental, vision insurance/additional voluntary insurances
- Company-paid life insurance/employee assistance programs
- Generous paid time off accrual
- Tuition reimbursement/loan repayment options
- 401k with company match up to 7%!
- Discounts on wide array of services/entertainment nationwide
The Recovery Coach is responsible for:
- Promoting recovery and removes barriers and obstacles to recovery.
- Serving as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking or already in recovery from an addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs.
- Modeling recovery principles and practices at all times.
- Providing linkages to recovery-oriented, peer support self-help supports and services and community-based mental health, substance use disorder, and family support programs.
- Serving as a liaison between the recovery community, the addiction treatment system, the medical treatment system, and the member's community, family, and social context to facilitate connections across systems of care
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Achievement of a minimum of 2 years of uninterrupted recovery required achievement of 3-5 years of uninterrupted recovery preferred.
- Recovery coach certification required within the first 12 months of employment.
- Ability to use an Electronic Health Record to document medically necessary clinical services.
- Strong skills in the areas of communication, follow through, collaboration, and customer service.
- Ability to read and write English and communicate effectively in the primary language of the program to which he/she is assigned.
- Must hold a valid driver's license. Must have access to a safe, operational, and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport participants.
