Recovery Coach - Colmar, PA

Recovery Coach

Location: Colmar, Pennsylvania, United States

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift: 1st Shift - no week-ends

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Valid PA driver's license with clean motor vehicle report.
• Basic computer skills and experience with an EMR system preferred.
• Case Management experience with adults and children preferred.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with major coursework in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, other related social sciences, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling, or education; or
• Registered nurse; or
• A high school diploma and 12 semester credit hours in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or other social science and two years of experience in direct contact with mental health consumers; or
• A high school diploma and five years of mental health direct care experience in public or private human services with employment as a case management staff person prior to April 1, 1989.

Recovery Planning and the Provision of Help

• Facilitate the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities for people in recovery
• Facilitate the completion of recovery plans that are strength‑based, recovery‑focused and individualized to the hopes, dreams and aspirations of people in recovery;
• act as mentors, motivators and educators in service to this plan;
• assist people in recovery in creating strategies in choosing, getting and keeping their life goals
• help people in recovery identify and overcome obstacles and fears
• facilitate the creation of social networks outside the program for people in recovery
• identify coachable goals and help to develop skills that will enable them to execute the actions necessary to achieve the objectives in the recovery plan
• assist people in recovery in identifying triggers, risk factors and other potential challenges to their recovery plan and create strategies to address these (WRAP or similar)

Community Exposure, Inclusion and Integration

• Help people in recovery create an interest in community life; teach community living skills; understand the varieties of sequences in acquiring a heightened community life or of acquiring any new interest through exposure, trials, increasing involvement and integration
• participate with staff and people in recovery in creating key community partnerships in service to the recovery of all program participants
• Identify the natural supports that already exist within the day‑to‑day experience of people in recovery and determine how to elevate that support
• As people in recovery pursue community exposure activities, provide needed supports in confronting and dealing with the inevitable expression of stigmatizing attitudes, behaviors and expressions by the public;
• Teach recovering persons, in real world settings, the skills they need to successfully utilize community resources
• Coach recovering people in the independent use of community supports
• Match interests to community resources for people in recovery
• Visit community resources with recovering persons to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities
• Coach recovering people in the independent use of community supports

III. Varieties of Support

• Establish trust and communicate hope
• Provide support during post‑treatment recovery checkups
• Act as an advocate for people in recovery with the team and associated staff, in the blending of clinical, medical, family and other contributing factors and concerns that further clarify the challenges involved and which will inform the recovery planning process
• With the permission of the person in recovery, engage family members and other key people to participate in the recovery journey of their loved one, as appropriate
• Encourage peer leadership, peer involvement, and peer support at all times with the inclusion of their input regarding the ongoing development of the program and through encouraging peer support to other peers in need

IV. Service and Personal Development

• Contribute to the aims and ambitions of the service
• Provide leadership by action and example that parallels the hoped for behavior…