Job Type:

Full-time, 40 hours

Salary Range:

$43,000 - $45,000

Location:

Taunton, MA; New Bedford, MA; Brockton, MA

Program Name:

Community Support Program

Hybrid Work Option:

Once trained

About Us

At Community Counseling of Bristol County (CCBC), we are building an amazing team of professionals who are changing the way mental health is treated in Southeastern Massachusetts. You can find us in schools, homes, the community, and our Taunton offices empowering our clients with the latest evidence-based behavioral health treatments. We are a non-profit community mental health center serving 50 communities in Massachusetts and growing! CCBC provides inpatient, outpatient, and urgent care services to adults and children overcoming depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance abuse, and many other conditions hindering personal fulfillment. If you are caring, dedicated, and ready to grow your career, we would love to hear from you!

Description of Position

The Community Support Program (CSP) is currently seeking a Recovery Coach who will support peers to gain hope, explore recovery and achieve life goals. You will utilize your lived experience with addiction and/or co-occurring mental health disorders to build rapport with members in the community. As a member of the CCBC Recovery Coach team, you will share your recovery story and experiences to support members in obtaining and maintaining recovery.

We are also interested in candidates who are multilingual in English and either Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, or Cape Verdean Creole.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize recovery-based practices and motivational interviewing to build rapport with members in the community.
• Collaborate with members to developin comprehensive Wellness Plans and Relapse Prevention Plans.
• Maintain a caseload of up to 30 members to include responsibility for all daily/weekly/monthly documentation and insurance requirements.
• Maintain weekly communication with members; interact with members in person and over the phone in order to aid in recovery from addiction.
• Provide information on community, wellness and recovery resources that meet the member’s needs.
• Coordinate and assist in connecting members to addiction and recovery support providers and services, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
• Accompany members to provider appointments and meetings to enhance the recovery experience (AA, Faith Based, etc.) using personal vehicle for transportation.
• Collaborate with established natural supports and community providers.

Requirements

• Minimum high school diploma or GED
• Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) approved Recovery Coach Training
• Lived recovery experience with at least 2 years of continuous abstinence if in personal recovery
• Must have good time management, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Personal, insured vehicle with clean driving record (driving record will be verified)

Preferred Qualifications

• Multilingual (able to speak and read Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, etc.)

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Program Information

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  Community Support Program

  A short-term program which provides intensive case management services to clients who are considered to be "at risk" within the community... read more

Date posted: 4/16/2024