Recovery Coach - First Steps Together

We are looking for an empathetic and motivated Recovery Coach to join our team. The Recovery Coach will work oneonone with individuals and families on their journey to recovery helping them set goals navigate challenges and connect with necessary resources. Through active listening mentorship and resource navigation the Recovery Coach plays a key role in empowering clients to build a fulfilling substancefree life.

This role is temporary for 1 year and start date would be July 1.

What You Will be Doing to Support Families...

Understand and fully support the Recovery Coach Model

Provide service in a homebased or communitybased setting

Provide care coordination advocacy parenting skills and support and recovery coaching to Recoverees enrolled in the program

Participate in developing and implementing a parenting group that supports and promotes recovery

Work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of program and individuals

Maintaining strict confidentiality is a necessity in this position

Other duties assigned as necessary to maintain the program operations of the Center

Driving is required

Benefits

Benefits package begins on the first day of employment

35 days paid time off (15 Vacation Days 12 Holidays including Juneteenth and 8 Sick Days)

We Offer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield health and dental insurance

EyeMed vision benefits

Employer paid life and longterm disability insurance

Medical flexible spending account and dependent care account

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)

Student loan forgiveness assistance

Tuition assistance

Mileage reimbursement

Extensive Training Program

Agencywide trainings (includes CEUs for obtaining/retaining license LMHCLMFT LADC CARC LCSW and LICSW)

Supervision for licensure and specializations

Immediate access to comprehensive online selfpaced CEU trainings

Opportunities for Certification in Evidence Based Practices

High School Diploma/GED or above required

Bilingual Speakers (Haitian Creole Spanish Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole) desired and highly encouraged to apply for this role.

Lived experience in sustained recovery is required

Lived experience in parenting is required

Strong people focus and orientation

Must attend the DPHBSAS 5day Recovery Coach Academy and be pursuing CARC certification

Ability to develop trusting relationships

Respects and advocates for all paths to recovery

Excellent organizational skills (oral and written) and the ability to excel at details multitasking and working under pressure

Ability to multitask and reprioritize is a position requirement

Possess the ability to work in a face paced environment

Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias discrimination or harassment of any kind and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race ethnicity religion sex pregnancy national origin age physical and mental disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information military and veteran status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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