• Coordinate treatment plans and provide direct care

• Facilitate a therapeutic milieu through meetings and groups

• A short commute from both Boston and Providence

Description of Position

CCBC is hiring a Recovery Support Specialist for our Co-Occurring Enhanced Residential Rehabilitation Services (COE-RRS) Program. The hours are Friday through Sunday, 3pm-11pm.

Staff will be responsible for coordinating the individual’s treatment plan, providing direct care, coverage and milieu supervision, facilitating a therapeutic milieu through meetings and groups, and addressing care coordination and aftercare needs.

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing direct services to program clients and program service delivery including:

1. Counselor will provide high quality, compassionate care through various mediums which include both individual and clinical groups
2. Counselor will be in charge with assisting patients with techniques for handling their substance use disorder and mental health disorder
3. Complete client admissions;
4. Monitor residents progress and properly maintain patient records in our electronic medical record system.
5. Additionally, counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during individual and or group setting
6. Observation and accounting of patients at all times insuring safety (hourly checks) as well as documentation
7. Counselor may also need to collaborate with doctors, nurses and therapists for patients’ therapy and treatment for best overall outcome
8. Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
9. Develops and participates in individual or group patient teaching projects
10. Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
11. Provides transportation as needed
12. Other related duties as determined by supervisor

Requirements

Education/Training

This position requires a bachelor’s degree or experience or specific skills related to the delivery of rehabilitation, support, or housing service elements; Familiarity with housing first, recovery and rehabilitation principles.

Experience

Must have at least two years of human services related work with at least one year with adults who have a history of mental illness/and substance misuse; Must possess good organizational skills, effective written, verbal and computer skills. Experience in running groups preferred.

Other

Knowledge of Core-Competencies as identified by the employee’s assigned department; Must have a valid driver’s license in the state of residence and submit a copy of satisfactory record of driving from the state of residence of registry of motor vehicles, as determined by the department vice president; Must complete MA and ADP Criminal Offense Record Information (CORI) process; Must have computer literacy as related to the requirements of the position.

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Date posted: 5/17/2023