Recovery Advocate

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For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Your work will change lives – including your own – and help you grow in a career that truly matters.

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access / On‑Demand Pay
• Paid On‑the‑Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Elwyn is currently seeking a Recovery Advocate to serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your skills and experience to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to Adult Community Clinical Service (ACCS) clients under the clinical supervision of the team leader, assistant team leader, and other mental health professionals. A team member equally shares the responsibility to perform various activities and interventions that support ACCS clients in the community.

Up to $25/hr, negotiable.

• Integrates the Prism Model for effective treatment of serious and persistent mental illness into everyday practice and intervention.
• Provides person‑centered, strength‑based, trauma‑informed care.
• Ensures that clients receive effective, understandable, and respectful care that is compatible with the client’s cultural beliefs, practices, and preferred language.
• Along with the team, reviews the required outcomes to evaluate community tenure and independence on an ongoing basis.
• Provides service coordination (case management) for an assigned group of clients, including coordination and monitoring of activities, assuming responsibility for, implementing, evaluating, and revising the overall Community Service Plan in collaboration with the client and team.
• Practices a Housing First approach.
• Utilizes evidence‑based assessment tools that support matching a client’s needs to their services.
• In partnership with the client and team, develops the Community Service Plan.
• Provides de‑escalation techniques to aid clients in managing a crisis, providing intervention to decrease risk, manage symptoms, and maintain safety.
• Participates in the Daily Organizational Meeting.
• Documents client progress, activities, and outreaches in the Electronic Health Record.
• Practices engagement skills across the adult lifespan.
• Provides practical help, advocacy, coordination, problem‑solving, training, and supervision to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living; assists clients in finding and maintaining safe housing; coaches clients to learn and carry out ADLs; assists and supports clients in performing household activities, including house cleaning and laundry; teaches money‑management skills, nutrition education, meal planning, grocery shopping, and access to primary care, dentist, and other medical specialists;
  
  supports clients with structuring their time (community resources, social and leisure activities, hobbies, etc.).
• Awareness of and offers a range of valuable community activities and linkages that support the client’s Community Service Plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field is preferred or High School Diploma or GED required with 2‑3 years of field experience in a similar position.
• 3+ years of related experience working with individuals with mental health conditions, preferred.
• Preference will be given to candidates that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of the geographic area.
• Relevant Post‑job Offer Testing/Conditions.
• Knowledge and practice of FHR, DPH, and DMH policies, regulations, and standards.
• Must complete ACCS Module Training within 30 days of hire.
• Participate in other ELWYN required / recommended training according to the training calendar.
• Meet or exceed…