Recovery Support Specialist

Job description
Title: Recovery Support Specialist
Major Duties:
Provides support for individuals with addiction and in recovery from substance use disorders (SUD). Provides education around social skills development and drug free social activities, life skills, relapse prevention, employment preparation, money management, health and wellness and family reunification.
Attends multi-disciplinary team meetings and follows up on service delivery by providers external to the treatment program to ensure communication and coordination of services
Contact client who has unexcused absences from the program and appointments. Monitors critical off-site services such as appointment to re engage them and promote recovery efforts
Provides training in the development of life skills necessary to achieve and maintain recovery
Participates in discharge planning
Document contact in compliance in the Electronic Health Records system on the clients Plan of Care
Locate and coordinate services and resources to resolve a client's crisis
Must understand the DSM-5 and ASAM criteria for the purpose of counseling clients on recovery evidenced based models
Knowledgeable of the Department of Behavioral Health, Chapter 63 and regulation of the
District of Columbia, Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) guidance
Attend on-site and off-site meetings and trainings to improve skills and knowledge of best practices?
Provide minimum of 4.5 billable hours of services daily.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Serves as the co-facilitator to the Addiction Counselor
Facilitates group training sessions on the life skills and specialty groups.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to life 20 lbs. Effective communication skills required. Reasonable accommodations can be made.
Works Closely With:
Clinical Care Coordinator, Medical Director, Addiction Specialist, Recovery Support
Specialist, Nurse Practitioner
Duty Location:
Hybrid - Fieldwork, Office and Home
Minimum Qualifications:
The Recovery Support Specialist is an entry level individual who can use their life experiences to help others in treatment and recovery. GED or high school diploma, two (2) years of relevant experience, qualifying full-time equivalent experience in human service delivery who demonstrates skills in developing positive and productive community relationships and the ability to negotiate complex service systems to obtain needed services and resources for the client.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: starting at $25/hr
Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Washington, DC 20011: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Addiction counseling: 2 years (Required)
• Discharge planning: 1 year (Preferred)
• Training & development: 1 year (Preferred)
• Mentoring: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20011