Job Details

Job Responsibilities

Provides recovery coaching services as part of the PROACT team

Helps to initiate and sustain an individual/family in their recovery from substance use and/or co-occurring disorders

Promotes recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery

Serves as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking, or already in recovery

Helps an individual find resources for harm reduction, detox, treatment, family support and education, local or online support groups; or helps someone create a change plan to recover on their own

Helps individuals find ways to stop using (abstinence), or reduce the harm associated with addictive behaviors

Identifies and cultivates a myriad of community wide services and supports key to meeting the varying needs of those served

Maintains official records and documents, comply with HIPAA privacy laws, and ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations

Provides outreach in the local area to promote the recovery coach services

Connects individuals to personal and community supports necessary to live independently

Assists individuals with obtaining recovery-oriented materials, attends recovery support meetings, and provide referrals as necessary

Serves as a role model in the homeless community, the general community, and the recovery community

Participates in peer reviews

Performs other duties as assigned or requested

Education

Requires a minimum a high school degree or recognized equivalent (GED)

Must pursue and attain the WV Peer Recovery (PR) Credential within three months of hiring

Experience

Lived experience with substance use challenges. Background check will be required through WV Cares process (waivers for past criminal justice involvement can be pursued); self-identify as being in recovery for at least two (2) years; involved with a personal support and/or recovery system; reside in stable housing; have no legal involvement within the last two (2) years and/or pending legal issues; no intensive behavioral health treatment involvement within the last six two (2) years, including intensive services, crisis stabilization/detoxification services, residential treatment services and/or psychiatric hospitalization

Minimum of one year work experience in the field of addiction/recovery

Computer skills, written and verbal aptitudes are a requirement

Must have transportation and valid driver's license