Recovery Support Specialist
Location: New Prospects - Bridgeport, CT
Employment Type: Full Time | Tuesday to Friday 12pm - 8pm and Saturday 8am - 4pm
Company: Recovery Network of Programs
Recovery Network of Programs is hiring a Recovery Support Specialist with the following position duties and responsibilities.
- Provides recovery support through self-directed, strength-based principles based on the Recovery Coach Ten Components of Recovery.
- Promotes recovery by leading group discussions, group activities, and conducting effective one on one recovery coaching sessions using active listening, motivational interviewing, personal, and professional experience.
- Encourages continued treatment after withdrawal management and helps to facilitate a warm hand off to higher levels of care within the RNP continuum and beyond.
- Conducts screenings as first point of contact for potential new admits.
- Recognizes the elements of client crisis, implements an immediate course of action (in consultation with supervisor) appropriate to the crisis and utilizes negative events to enhance overall treatment outcomes.
- Connects clients to community resources, organizations, and multiple pathways of recovery.
- Prepares agenda for supervision and utilizes supervision as needed to meet professional demands of job.
- Assumes all other appropriate duties as deemed necessary by the supervisor.