Title: | Recovery Support Specialist |
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ID: | 1056 |
Department: | Adult Community Support |
Salary Range: | N/A |
Employment Status: | Part-time |
Position Summary
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
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Shares personal experience with mental illness and their own personal recovery experience to help consumers develop coping skills, communication skills and problem solving skills.
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Promotes wellness and coping skills by assisting consumers to identify individual warning signs and help develop ways to prevent relapse.
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Works in coordination with CS Workers to engage consumers in activities which enhance wellness, supporting individual recovery goals.
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Actively assists consumers to develop personal recovery plan by developing recovery goals and assist in monitoring progress to achieving goals through ongoing guidance, coaching and support.
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Promotes dialogues on recovery and resilience. Responsible for teaching and modeling recovery management skills and problem-solving skills.
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Actively engages consumers to connect with other consumers and with their community at large and encourage the use of natural resources. Explore self-help groups in the community which supports integrated treatment.
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Encourage consumers to utilize community agencies and resources which support recovery and increased social, educational, employment and recreational opportunities.
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Attends and participates in clinical team meetings
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Observes all rules of confidentiality relating to clinical information and treatment, both internally and when dealing with external agencies and/or individuals.
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Maintains required training and certifications.
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Maintains established billing expectation and timely completion of medical record documentation.
- Maintains knowledge of agency technology programs and/or systems needed to do the job and uses them effectively.
- Other duties and/or responsibilities may be assigned by supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Education: High School diploma or equivalent preferred. CPR/First Aid certification required. If not currently certified, must receive training and certification within 90 days of employment. Recovery Specialist Certification required.
- Experience Required: No previous experience required
- Required Knowledge: None
- Skills/Abilities: The ability to use basic business equipment, including personal computers.