Bilingual Addiction Recovery Mentor

Do you have a passion for supporting and guiding individuals on their path to substance use recovery, and the ability to serve clients in both English and Spanish? Marion County Addiction Treatment Services is seeking a compassionate, motivated, and dedicated Spanish bilingual Certified Recovery Mentor to join our diverse and robust recovery support team. This position plays a critical role in meeting the needs of our Spanish-speaking community by providing culturally responsive, bilingual services across Salem and Woodburn.

Whether conducting community outreach, responding to local medical establishments for overdose prevention and post‑overdose engagement, or supporting individuals within our treatment programs, you will have the opportunity to leverage your lived experience and bilingual skills to help individuals and families access recovery supports and move toward sustained recovery.

Assist and support persons served in county addiction treatment programs in accessing community health and social services; refer persons served to appropriate resources; advocate to obtain required services as necessary; provide information and education on wellness‑related issues.

Work under the general direction of a clinical supervisor or designee who assigns work, establishes goals and reviews the results obtained for overall effectiveness.

Supervision and lead work are not responsibilities of this classification. If an appointing authority assigns an employee to a full spectrum of lead worker duties, the county shall compensate the employee as described in the Marion County Personnel Rules.

This position provides services to monolingual Spanish‑speaking individuals; therefore, fluent bilingual Spanish/English skills are required.

The incumbent in this position upholds confidentiality rules/regulations including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2. Services may be delivered in person or via telehealth; services may be delivered in the following locations: office or in the community including settings necessary to deliver addiction counseling services (e.g., PCC, schools, hospitals, jail, courtroom, residences including transitional housing, etc.). The incumbent performs all the following using a person‑centered, strength‑based, recovery‑oriented, trauma‑informed, culturally sensitive, and ethically guided approach:

• Builds rapport with people served. Identifies the needs of people served and their families; conducts outreach to engage people who would benefit from addiction treatment services and supports; applies crisis prevention, management, and de‑escalation skills.
• Assists in removing barriers to success; assists in transporting persons served to medical appointments, food pantry sites, shelter assistance, benefits programs, etc.
• Creates and maintains positive relationships with community partners; advocates on behalf of people served and in support of resource development.
• Renders mentoring services and supports both in the office and in community settings necessary to deliver addiction counseling services and supports; works within a team; collaborates with coworkers and community partners; assists persons served in accessing the resources they need to recover from substance abuse problems; provides case management and care coordination services; assists in making timely referrals to other professionals, agencies, community programs, or appropriate resources;
  
  evaluates outcome of referrals.
• Builds rapport with people served. Identifies the needs of people served and their families; conducts outreach and on call response to engage people who would benefit from addiction treatment services and supports.
• Documents services rendered in a professional, clear, accurate, and complete manner and in accordance with timelines set forth in policy.
• Conducts drug testing to include urine drug screens, oral swabs and breathalyzers; applies crisis prevention, management, and de‑escalation skills.
• Assists in removing barriers to success; assists in transporting persons served to medical appointments, food pantry sites, shelter assistance, benefits programs, etc.;…