Recovery Support Specialist (PRN)

Responsibilities

• Engages clients in activities at Drop-In Centers, including individual and group sessions.
• Provides individual skill-building services focusing on social communication, coping, problem-solving, self-care, symptom management, and community integration.
• Facilitates milieu-based interventions aimed at enhancing or maintaining clients' ability to function in various interpersonal settings.
• Edits and educates staff and clients on the recovery model.
• Documents services provided using the agency's documentation system.
• Offers and models hope, support, and recovery-based services.
• Provides client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed care to individuals with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse/addiction disorders.
• Trains new employees on proper procedures at the Beacon.
• Aids in Beacon operations, such as managing inventory and supplies.
• Restocks office, laundry/shower areas, and café.
• Collaborates with other departments to resolve Beacon-specific issues.
• Coordinates with School Field Supervisors for student/intern placements.
• Facilitates milieu-based interventions to improve or maintain clients' interpersonal functioning.
• Consults and partners with other departments for coordinated care.
• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Must self-identify as a past or present consumer of mental health and/or substance abuse services and be willing to share their recovery story.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Preferred Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) certification or willingness to obtain within 12 months of hire.
• Flexible and adaptable in various situations.
• Interest in working with individuals with mental health and/or substance abuse diagnoses.