Recovery Specialist - Toms River, NJ

Req #: 0000244317 | Full-Time | Night Shift | $23.45 - $27.88 per hour | Toms River, NJ

About the Role

The Recovery Specialist will assist individuals with a substance-use disorder by serving as a role model, advocate, and motivator. Through lived experience, the Recovery Specialist will provide non-clinical individual and group support to develop a recovery care plan, educate individuals on recovery models, and cultivate supportive tools to enhance recovery. The Recovery Specialist will work closely with the individual’s multidisciplinary care team and community-based organizations to connect patients with additional recovery support services that best fit their needs.

Responsibilities

• Engage client/patient to provide non-clinical assistance and recovery support by creating connections and trust through the sharing of real-life experience(s) with the client/patient throughout their intervention.
• Conduct client/patient screening to collect all required information pertaining to client/patient history in all aspects of life. Input screening information into the electronic health record system in accordance with IFPR documentation guidelines.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation, complete required patient follow-up, and provide necessary reporting data to ensure grant compliance.
• Create individualized recovery support plans based on patient needs discovered through the screening process and social determinants of health (SDOH) circumstances in accordance with grant requirements.
• Connect client/patient with non-clinical SDOH-related services and resources.
• Establish and maintain a supportive relationship with client/patient and their families by being a positive role model and sharing experiential knowledge, hope, and skills.
• Educate individuals on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service(s), and recovery support systems by maintaining relationships with an IFPR Patient Navigator and/or hospital staff to ensure successful navigation to treatment.
• Empower individuals to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway to maintain recovery.
• Implement and facilitate recovery support meetings and groups designed to engage, motivate, and empower the audience.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in the guiding principles of recovery that assist individuals to improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and reach their full potential.
• Ability to travel within a 60-mile radius of the assigned hospital for cross-coverage when needed.
• Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) certification through NAADAC organization required at hire or must obtain certification within 6 months of employment.

Qualifications

• Bilingual (preferred).
• Previous experience as a Recovery Specialist or other related position.
• Strong organizational and communication skills (grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure).
• Knowledge of computer skills: Microsoft Office, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

Schedule

• Three (3) 12-hour night shifts.
• Full-Time.

Pay

$23.45 - $27.88 per hour. The compensation offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills, and professional experience.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holidays, Sick Time).
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Prescription Drug Coverage.
• Retirement Plans.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Student Loan Planning Support.
• Life and Disability Insurance.
• Wellness Programs and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance).
• Discounts with local partners (e.g., NJ Devils, NJPAC, Verizon).
• Community involvement and volunteer opportunities.