Interim Recovery Coach Supervisor - Housing Clinical Services

SCHEDULE: 40 hours, Mon-Frid, 9am-5:30pm

Pay:$61,000 - $78,000annually, DOE (Salary ranges provided are based on relevant experience and skill set)

LOCATION: Office location 3368 Washington Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Travel is required depending on living situation of persons being served. Most residences are located within Greater Boston.

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:

The Recovery Coach Supervisor demonstrates competency in their own recovery from addiction and utilizes their lived experience and their use of successful coping skills to support staff and tenants in their own recovery journeys. The Recovery Coach Supervisor will be responsible for managing the Recovery Coaches within the Housing Clinical Services team. Recovery Coaches provide peer support to tenants with alcohol and/or other substance use disorders; gambling; and/or other addictive behaviors with co-occurring mental illnesses and/or comorbid/complex medical issues living in Pine Street Housing. The Recovery Coach Supervisor will exhibit a willingness and ability to serve as a mentor to others who are in the process of recovery by sharing their own recovery experience, if applicable.

The Recovery Coach Supervisor will work closely with the housing department’s programs and teams to develop and offer solution-focused interventions that promote stability, wellness and recovery, with the goal of ultimately restoring housing environments through their Recovery Coach services. Interventions with tenants may include a medical bio-psychosocial assessment, referrals to respite, detox, MAT referrals, or other inpatient settings and coordination with emergency services personnel. It will also include recovery related mutual aid groups, and individual supports. The position reports directly to the Associate Director of Housing Recovery Services and will work within a team. The Recovery Coach Supervisor will coordinate care and work very closely with the Crisis and Housing Clinicians and the Associate and Directors across all housing services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field (i.e. social work, clinical psychology, counseling, etc.)
• Certified Addictions Recovery Coach, or actively working towards a CARC (Certification Addiction Recovery Coach certification) and the ability to obtain certification within 6 months of hire
• Currently certified in, or have the ability to obtain their Recovery Coach Supervisor certification within 3 months of hire
• Currently certified in, or have ability to achieve CPR and First Aid certification within 3 months of hire

PREFERRED:

• Valid driver’s license and the willingness and ability to drive as part of the performance of job duties

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

REQUIRED:

• Lived experience with recovery; demonstrates ability to maintain 2 years of sustained and uninterrupted recovery at time of hire
• At least 3 years’ experience providing services to adults who experience mental illness, substance use disorders, and may have symptoms related to traumatic brain injury and experiences of trauma
• At least 1 year experience working with homeless populations· Strong commitment to the right of each person with mental health/substance use and medical complex challenges to live in community residences, to work in market jobs, and to have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services of their own choosing
• Knowledge of local addictions/recovery resources and network
• Experience and knowledge of recovery models and practice, including strengths-based work, harm reduction, SMART Recovery, and Medication Assisted Treatment
• Ability to utilize evidence-based screening tools to measure progress for tenants enrolled in Recovery Coach program· Experience in creating treatment/recovery plans
• Ability to utilize effective crisis intervention techniques
• Ability to effectively identify risk and translate that into crisis plans
• Proficiency in word processing and other computer functions
• Demonstrated professional communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team