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Recovery Coach

In this vital role, the primary responsibility of a recovery coach is to support the voices and choices of the people they help, removing obstacles to recovery, linking Members to a recovery community, and serve as a personal guide and mentor. The recovery coach will work with the individual to develop a Wellness Plan that orients the activities of the recovery coach's service.

The Recovery Coach is an integral part of the interdisciplinary Outpatient Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) team. As a person with lived experience with substance use recovery, the RC will act as an advocate, mentor, and liaison to persons served. The Recovery Coach will help to identify person served barriers to and preferences for care, particularly as it relates to the client experience entering treatment (for the first time, or perhaps after a reoccurrence), accessing or coordinating care with providers, and developing holistic compliments to their treatment.

The key duties include:

• Individual coaching, co-facilitation of groups with clinicians.
• Treatment team coordination.
• Providing the forum for the Recovery Coach to make person-centered recommendations that inform policy and procedure in the program.
• Support a person’s first day in our Medication Assisted Treatment program alongside nurses, clinicians, and prescribers, will connect with people walking into our urgent/open access, and will make warm referrals to other supports and services.

Schedule : Full Time, 40 hours with the following schedule:

• Monday, Thursday with our Somerville Connect2Recovery program
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday at our Somerville Outpatient program

Salary $21.63/hourly

• additional $1 for CPS
• additional $2 for CARC

Why You'll Love Riverside

We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

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Required Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in the English language)

• Demonstrated ability to participate effectively in a team of staff

• Must have a valid driver's license, regular access to a reliable vehicle and be willing to provide transportation to persons served in personal vehicle, as needed

Required Experience

• Lived experience of recovery in the context of substance use and mental health

• At least 1 year of related work experience

• Must have either a college degree or a high school diploma/GED

• Completion of an EOHHS supported Recovery Coach training and Certified Peer Specialist training, or commitment to becoming trained within 3 months of hire for RC and within 1 year for CPS

• Certification as a Recovery Coach required or must commit to obtaining CARC within 1.5 years of initial training or hire, whichever occurs last

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in the English language)

• Demonstrated ability to participate effectively in a team of staff

• Must have a valid driver's license, regular access to a reliable vehicle and be willing to provide transportation to persons served in personal vehicle, as needed