Residential Recovery Coach

About the role

The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) position requires a CRPA certificate or the ability to obtain one within six months of hire. This role is based at Edgecombe Correctional Facility and Family Re-Entry.

Residential Recovery Coach Major Functions

The Residential Recovery Coach is responsible for providing recovery support services to participants in an OASAS Residential Treatment Program. Specific duties include:

• Contribute to the development of the ethical framework for delivery of recovery services and conduct all recovery coaching activities within this framework.
• Document all CRPA services in accordance with state and managed care regulations.
• Provide guidance, support, and recovery coaching for participants in accordance with their Treatment Plan and engage in recovery activities and support services.
• Provide advocacy, outreach, empowerment, transitional, pre-crisis, and crisis supports activities on-site and in the community.
• Facilitate recovery-related services including Morning Meeting, Afternoon Seminar, and Evening Meeting.
• Escort clients to and from appointments in the community as needed.
• Organize pro-social activities and events.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Attend all required in-service training seminars.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Perform other relevant duties as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required.
• Ability to deliver culturally competent services to a diverse consumer population.
• Ability to share Life Experience in a manner appropriate to the consumers served.
• A minimum of six months of community-based recovery with at least six consecutive months of abstinence at the time of enrollment.
• Good interpersonal skills, enthusiastic about recovery.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) certification (able to obtain within six months of hire).

Odyssey House

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.