Recovery Coach - Kennebec County

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 reduction 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 certification for Maine Recovery Coach within 180 days of hire and 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.
• 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 willingness to self-identify with peers on this basis in the community.
• Paid or unpaid peer support experience preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge of personal Recovery.
• Ability to be "emotionally present," recognize when you are not, seek support, and communicate this to the assigned manager.
• Ability to work with diverse populations and accept differences in perspective and values.
• Basic computer skills, including receiving and sending emails and data entry to spreadsheets.