Job Responsibilities

• Provides recovery coaching services as part of the PROACT team
• Helps to initiate and sustain an individual/family in their recovery from substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
• Promotes recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery.
• Serves as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking, or already in recovery.
• Helps an individual find resources for harm reduction, detox, treatment, family support and education, local or online support groups; or helps someone create a change plan to recover on their own.
• Helps individuals find ways to stop using (abstinence), or reduce the harm associated with addictive behaviors.
• Identifies and cultivates a myriad of community wide services and supports key to meeting the varying needs of those served.
• Maintains official records and documents, comply with HIPAA privacy laws, and ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Provides outreach in the local area to promote the recovery coach services.
• Connects individuals to personal and community supports necessary to live independently.
• Assists individuals with obtaining recovery-oriented materials, attends recovery support meetings, and provide referrals as necessary.
• Serves as a role model in the homeless community, the general community, and the recovery community.
• Participates in peer reviews.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.