Certified Recovery Specialist

Comprehensive Benefits Package   •   Tuition Discounts   •   Career Advancement    

The Care Center, Inc.

Part-Time Positions Available

Butler, Pa Location

Overall Function:

Will provide person-centered services to persons receiving substance treatment and/or case management services to help them gain control over their recovery and community integration.

Essential Functions:

• Works with clients and their families, involved in substance treatment and/or case management services, to develop and implement their Individual Recovery/Service Plans.
• Offers guidance on the recovery experience, to include stage-appropriate recovery education.
• Assists clients in meeting their recovery goals by utilizing the phases of recovery:  engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Educates consumers, family members, and professional staff about the recovery process; the damaging role that stigma can play in understanding recovery; and offers support related to obstacles that are often encountered during the early stages of recovery.
• Will provide individualized person-centered services/support to assigned clients.
• Provides vision-driven hope and encouragement regarding opportunities for varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (i.e., work, school, relationships, physician activities, and self-directed hobbies).
• Facilitates access to various community resources to ensure basic needs are met.
• Introduces and engages clients into the recovery community and monitors their recovery stability.
• Provides ongoing assistance for individuals in obtaining and/or maintaining services from multiple systems (e.g., mental health, CYS, criminal justice, etc.) and offers referrals to treatment services when necessary.
• Adheres to all policies, laws, regulations, and codes of ethics and confidentiality as outlined by federal and state laws, and agency policies and procedures.

• Self-identifies personal experience with Addiction Recovery or co-occurring services.
• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• Must successfully complete and pass the Certified Recovery Specialist Training and Certification Program in accordance with BDAP and PA Certification Board guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills in peer support and recovery principles, values, and practice through participation in county-approved certified recovery specialist orientation/training/professional development programs.
• Must successfully obtain a Criminal Clearance from the PA State Police, Child Abuse Clearance from the PA Dept. of Human Services, and FBI Fingerprint Clearances.
• Must not be excluded from in participation Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal health care program.
• Must have a valid PA Driver’s License and ability to transport clients as program needs dictate.
• Ability to observe and recognize verbal and non-verbal signs of physical or mental disorders.

Available Benefits:

• Medical and dental benefits for eligible employees.
• Retirement plan with potential for agency match.
• Tuition discounts with partnering colleges and universities.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Generous time off for eligible employees.
• Be an SPHS Hero!

Equal Opportunity Employer