Recovery Coach – MCI Position Available In Worcester, Massachusetts

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Recovery Coach – MCI
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Behavioral Health Services
Milford, MA •

ID:

11488-709
• Full-Time/Regular
Riverside Community Care
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Recovery Coach
Recovery Coaches (RC’s) are individuals currently in recovery who have lived experience with addiction and/or co-occurring mental health disorders and have been trained to help their peers with a similar experience to gain hope, explore their own recovery pathway, and achieve life goals.
In this vital role, the primary responsibility of Recovery Coaches is to support the voices and choices of the people they help, removing obstacles to recovery, linking persons served to a recovery community, and serve as a personal guide and mentor.
The Recovery Coach will:
provide persons served with support, information, and assistance in connecting with and obtaining community-based resources and services
convey hope and provide psychoeducation, including information about recovery, rehabilitation, and crisis self-management
potentially assist in arranging the services to which the individual is being referred after the MCI intervention, and they shall work with the person and family to support them during the transition to those follow-up services

Schedule:

Full Time, 40 hours

Pay:

$22.27/hourly
additional $1 with CPS
additional $2 with 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) required
Demonstrated ability to participate effectively in a team of staff required
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/or and mental health
At least 6 months of related work experience
Must have either a college degree or a high school diploma/GED
Certification as a Recovery Coach required or commit to obtaining CARC within 1.5 years of hire
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.
This position is located in Milford, MA.