Certified Recovery Specialist

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth 1100 Adams Ave Audubon PA 19403
(610)
JOB DESCRIPTION: Certified Recovery Specialist
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Position Summary:
Certified Recovery Specialist
Exempt

Chief Clinical Officer
Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1983
TLC is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communitiesone
moment one choice one connection at a time. Headquartered in Pennsylvania TLC operates across
multiple states providing K12 alternative education comprehensive mental and behavioral health
services coaching counseling and traumainformed training. Additionally TLC collaborates with
school districts universities hospitals police departments and nonprofit organizations
offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant funding

The Certified Recovery Specialist will work collaboratively with the Montgomery County Overdose
Response Team (MCORT) which includes Access Services and the Montgomery County Department of
Public Safety (MCDPS) to assist individuals identified as having or at risk for opioid use
disorder (OUD) in entering treatment and successfully navigating recovery after treatment.

Essential Responsibilities:

Provide support to MCORTs crisis response team as requested.
Respond to referrals from MCORT partners within 72 hours in noncrisis situations.
Establish rapport with individuals identified as having or atrisk for OUD by MCORT
partners.
Provide peer support education and information on treatment options harm reduction
strategies and community recovery resources.
Work to motivate and encourage individuals to seek treatment who previously declined MCORTs
efforts to connect them with treatment.
Assist individuals in removing barriers to treatment.
Provide a warm handoff to assist individuals in accessing treatment services including
medicationassisted treatment detoxification inpatient and outpatient services and recovery
housing as appropriate.
Serve as a liaison between MCORT partners first responders and recovery

support services.
Provide continued peer support as individuals transition from acute care to longerterm
treatment and recovery services.
Conduct followup contacts to support treatment engagement retention and relapse
prevention.
Receive referrals from MCORT partners for individuals currently enrolled in treatment to support
their recovery.
Assist individuals who have successfully completed treatment in navigating their recovery
including finding outpatient treatment and support group options.
Connect individuals who have completed recovery to supportive services.
Maintain case notes and accurate documentation of services provided.
Participate in case reviews and care coordination meetings with MCORT partners.
Work evenings and weekends as needed.

Skills & Knowledge

Excellent communication and relationshipbuilding skills
Ability to work effectively on a multidisciplinary team
Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to relate well with diverse socioeconomic groups
Ability to work in highstress rapidly changing crisis situations
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to establish a relationship of trust and respect with other professionals
Ability to work independently

Education & Experience

A minimum of a high school diploma or GED with preference given to individuals with a
Bachelors degree.
Current Certified Recovery Specialist credential through the Pennsylvania Certification Board
must maintain current and active certification throughout employment.
Trained as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP).
Lived experience with opioid use disorder strongly preferred.
Experience working with individuals in crisis strongly preferred.

Work Hours:

This is a fulltime position.

Work Environment:

EEO
Statement:
Montgomery County. Use of reliable transportation is required.
TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate on any
legally recognized basis including but not limited to race age color religion sex marital
status national origin citizenship ancestry physical or mental disability veteran status or
any other basis recognized by federal state or local law.