Connections Health Solutions is looking to solve the problem of providing immediate-access behavioral health crisis care to individuals in need, by hiring a Recovery Support Specialist to provide natural supports for maintaining a strong and successful recovery.
Requirements
- 9 consecutive months of personal Recovery experience
- Arizona Peer Support Specialist certification
- Experience using EMR
- Knowledge of evidence-based/person-centered skillsets, such as Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Care, Verbal De-escalation, Harm Reduction, and Person-centered language.
Responsibilities
- Acts as an active facilitator (or co-facilitator) in groups and individual recovery. Serves as an individual advocate and support resource throughout the treatment process.
- Works to lessen the instance of seclusion (if applicable) and restraint by building therapeutic alliance and exercising trauma informed care.
- Demonstrates knowledge of community resources to help meet individual’s unique recovery needs. Implements knowledge of multiple paths of recovery and promotes them equally.
- Works cohesively with multi-discipline team through all aspects of individual’s treatment and recovery.
- Documents all encounters with individuals in the electronic health record.
- Encourages and supports from a place of experience and understanding and willing to use appropriate self-disclosure.
Other
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Bilingual in Spanish (preferred)
- Must be fully vaccinated, including showing proper documentation, or otherwise be exempt pursuant to the Company’s exemption process prior to their start date as a condition of employment
- Workplace Behavioral Health/Substance Use Treatment or GMH Recovery experience (preferred)
- Must be able to work as part of a team and support the company's mission and values
