Recovery Coach - Integrated

Essential Functions

• Foster and maintain collaborative partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, community partners, and emergency medical services.
• Embrace evidenced based practices, harm reduction, motivation interviewing, and the many pathways to recovery.
• Provide short term intervention with a focus on harm reduction.
• Provide people in need with linkage to HQHC providers, harm reductions sites, naloxone resources, recovery community centers, withdrawal management, inpatient treatment, housing referrals, and/or other necessary resources (i.e. food pantries, heating assistance, etc.).
• Support individuals in application for applicable benefits to include MaineCare, non-emergency transportation resources, housing and/or food security services.
• Utilize supervisory supports appropriately and participate in all team/program meetings.
• Help people in need to create their own recovery plans and develop their own recovery pathways.
• Maintain Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.
• Earn Maine Recovery Coach Certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification throughout tenure in the position.

General Expectations

• Balance the duty to care with the dignity of risk.
• Follow Suicide Safer Care practices.
• Demonstrate accountability for personal, professional, ethical, and legal standards.
• Demonstrate support for the philosophy of the organization by adhering to standards, policies, procedures, and established practices.
• Demonstrate responsibility for own standards of practice by reporting for work on time and avoiding work-related injuries through the application of proper practice techniques and safety policies.
• Communicate with all colleagues and peers in a respectful, professional, responsive manner that promotes teamwork and supports positive outcomes for clients.
• Use listening skills, flexible collaboration and a consistent problem solving focus in working to resolve differences with colleagues, peers and clients.
• Ensure that relevant information is reported to a supervisor, program director, and/or the team in a timely manner.
• Utilize clinical supervision as a learning experience.
• Affirm quality in work performed to facilitate the delivery of quality services.
• Report accidents and injuries in a timely fashion, demonstrate safe housekeeping practices, notify supervisor of potential health and safety concerns immediately, participate in health and safety training as required, understand and follow all Sweetser health and safety policies.

Experience

• Lived experience of Recovery with Mental Illness, Trauma or Substance Use and is willing to self-identify with peers on this basis in the community.
• Paid or unpaid peer support experience preferred.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent