Job Description
Summary The Recovery Coach plays a crucial role in the journey to recovery and operates under the guidance of the Peer Recovery Support Program Manager. This position is essential in providing hope, encouragement, and support through a community-based approach. Recovery Coaches employ a Two-Generation strategy, focusing on strengthening protective factors and building adult capacities. Leveraging their guidance and lived experience, Recovery Coaches empower individuals to make positive changes in their lives and break the cycle of substance use issues. By fostering a sense of community and connection, they create a safe space for individuals to share their struggles and successes. Recovery coaches understand that every recovery journey is unique and are there to support individuals where they are at, which includes supporting multiple pathways in recovery.
Duties - Help individuals navigate recovery support systems and assist families in accessing resources, including health and wellness, housing, employment, and other professional and non-professional services.
- Assist individuals in identifying local peer support meetings as needed.
- Assist individuals in developing a customized recovery plan.
- Assist individuals with applying for insurance and DHHS benefits and establishing a primary care provider.
- Assist in accessing transportation assistance to and from support services.
- Help individuals feel connected to a community through pro-social, recreational, and cultural activities.
- Demonstrate and model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
- Provide individuals with ongoing education regarding substance use, mental health, and wellness information.
- Educate and support individuals in implementing a range of relapse prevention and harm-reduction strategies as needed.
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure individual and family needs are met.
- Collect data as required for the purposes of private, state, and federal funding grants and sources.
- Support the organizational requirements of accreditation and licensing requirements as they relate to policies, procedures, and training.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation as required for billing services and proficient use of existing data platforms.
- Stay current in maintaining updated information and resources as they relate to recovery coaching and and family support.
- Provide group facilitation and participate in community events as they relate to recovery coaching and family support.
- Access translation services as needed.
- Actively participate in supervision.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements - Knowledge of community services available to support families and individuals.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to keep files and timelines organized.
- Ability to enter data into a web-based database accurately and promptly.
- Working knowledge of a variety of addiction recovery modalities and the ability to articulate the delivery of multiple pathways of recovery.
- Ability to provide support utilizing the framework of Strengthening Families? (promoting protective factors in the lives of families.
- Knowledge of the Standards for Family Strengthening and Support.
- Ability to work with diverse populations, demonstrating cultural and community awareness.
- Ability to consider and incorporate diverse perspectives while brokering positive relationships.
- Ability to implement, track, follow through, and stay organized with any required documentation.
- Ability to work autonomously within an established framework.
- Support the philosophy and mission of Archways.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.
- Good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to maintain boundaries and confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Completion of a basic Motivational Interviewing curriculum.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
Nice To Haves Additional skills or qualifications relevant to the role, especially lived experience in recovery.
Benefits - Paid Time Off
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Short Term Disability insurance
About Us ARCHWAYS, formerly Greater Tilton Area Family Resource Center, is still the same great organization, but with sites now in Plymouth, Concord, Franklin and Tilton, the name change was in order. This agency is a nationally recognized community-based resource center with integrated family support and peer recovery support services. We are a Family Resource of Quality as designated by the Wellness & Prevention Council of NH and Accredited with the Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services in our center model of integrated supports. The mission of the agency is to strengthen and empower individuals, families, and the community by promoting health, well-being, and self-sufficiency through positive relationships, support, collaboration, and education. This mission extends to staff as well as participants in programming. We strongly live by the 5 Protective Factors TM Framework, and the Standards of Quality for Family Support and Strengthening, operationalizing the principles of family support and recovery support at every level of the organization. Employees benefit from personal and professional development, a coaching approach to supervision and investment of the management team, and are encouraged to pursue growth of self and programming through connection to opportunities for innovation, education, and collaboration both within and external to the agency. If you are energetic, have an extraordinary care and empathy for people, and understand kindness in the face of adversity, we may be the perfect fit!
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Local area, Flexible hours,