Recovery Coach Job at Elwyn, New Bedford, MA

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  • Elwyn
  • New Bedford, MA

Job Description

Overview:

Join a Team That Changes Lives

 

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

 

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
  • Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
  • Paid On-the-Job Training
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Retirement Savings Plan

 

Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.

Responsibilities:

Elwyn seeks a Recovery Coach to meet with newly enrolled individuals after their screening review to assist with the enrollment process and begin developing therapeutic rapport to support their addiction recovery. As part of the Integrated Team, the role assists individuals in identifying meaningful goals for their Individual Action Plan/Treatment Plan, focusing on areas such as mental health recovery education, daily living skills, recovery from addictions, relationships, vocational activities, and leisure.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Meet newly enrolled individual's after screening is reviewed, to assist with enrollment process and begin to develop therapeutic rapport.
  • As part of the Integrated Team, assist individual's with identifying meaningful goals for their Individual Action Plan/Treatment Plan focusing on the following areas: mental health recovery education, daily living skills, recovery from additions, relationships, vocational & leisure.
  • In conjunction with the individual and Integrated team develop a comprehensive Individualized Action Plan (IAP)/Treatment, per Program Regulation. Ensures a multidiscipline approach is taken, using evidence-based practices which support recovery.
  • Practice a trauma informed approach to treatment planning and service delivery.
  • Work with individuals through life transitions and collaborates with individual and Integrated Team to develop the Crisis Management Plan.
  • Integrate the PRISMModel® for effective treatment of serious and persistent mental illness, into everyday practice and clinical intervention.
  • Promote integrated services that meet the complex needs of individual's recovery goals
  • Develop interventions that encompass all the individual's life domains including but not limited to the following:
    • Physical and psychological wellness
    • Activities of daily living
    • Safe Housing
    • Interpersonal skills and relationship building
    • Employment and community connectedness
    • Cultural and spiritual
    • Arts and Wellness
  • Facilitates peer lead activities, empowering enrolled individuals to take a lead in the planning and implementation process
  • Develops, in conjunction with peer lead groups, information related to wellness and recovery
  • Engages in non-judgmental, compassionate active listening and shares personal recovery experiences to build peer relationships
  • Provides peer counseling, support and education to validate individual's' life experiences.
  • Works with individuals to identify and utilize preferred recovery tools and self-care techniques (i.e. WRAP, peer groups).
  • Utilizes motivational interviewing techniques.
  • Encourages individuals use of and involvement in the Recovery Learning Community, where applicable.
  • Supports participation in individual's self-help & advocacy organizations that promote recovery.
  • Provides training and consultation to team to facilitate understanding individual's' perspective and protection of individuals rights.
  • Peer encourages on-going engagement and involvement of family members in all phases of service delivery and evaluation based on the desires of the individual this may include ensuring family members understand:
    (1) the individual's illness/addiction
    (2) the service delivery model
    (3) the roles and functions of the Individual's Team members/Intensive GLE staff and how to contact them
    (4) how the family will be supported. As agreed upon with individual develops communication plans with family members.
  • Maintains clinical documentation/records that is clear and concise, reflecting individual's preferences, needs and recovery and in compliance with FHR/ DMH policies and procedures as well as CARF standards

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS :

  • High School Equivalency required, AA or BA in Human Service field preferred.
  • Recovery Coach Certification required and/or completion within one year of hire.
  • Must possess lived experience (defined as having suffered from an addiction) and one Year of addictions recovery is required. Crisis Intervention experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated strong time management and organizational skills
  • Demonstrated ability to anticipate future needed changes or identify problem areas and take effective actions
  • Must possess excellent customer interaction, collaboration, presentation, and written and verbal communication
  • Must have current, valid driver's license in state of residence, two (2) years driving experience in the United States, and acceptable driving record
Equal Opportunity Employer:

Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Elwyn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, pregnancy status, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation or identity, age, national origin, citizenship, handicap status, marital or family status, mental or physical disability, perceived disability, military or veteran status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

2025-2490

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Flexible hours,

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