Recovery Support Specialist - Westfield, United States - Gandara

Description

Recovery Specialist

Overnight (3rd shift)

The Gándara Center provides residential, mental health, substance abuse, and preventive services for children, adults, and families across the Pioneer Valley and eastern parts of Massachusetts. We believe in our communities, value cultural diversity, and strive to provide culturally competent, innovative services to a diverse community. Our mission is to promote the well-being of Hispanics, African-Americans, and other culturally diverse populations, through innovative, culturally competent behavioral health, prevention, and educational services – Empowering Lives. Restoring Families

We are looking for a Recovery Specialist to work on a Full-Time basis within our Substance Use Disorder transitional support services program team model to actively promote the philosophy of Gandara Center and maintain a high level of commitment to the program. To assist clients to remain actively involved in the milieu and attend to their needs, especially during stressful and crisis situations. They will provide advocacy and safety with the milieu and when supervising clients off-site and notify supervisors immediately in the event of a client or milieu crisis, suspected illegal activity, or any behavior constituting an incident in the program.

Duties include

• Maintain direct supportive contact with residents to continually asses their individual needs
• To transport clients to appointments as needed
• Acquire and maintain necessary certifications mandated by the Agency and licensing standards
• Facilitate treatment groups
• Develop strong, supportive relationships with clients, providing for their safety and care
• Collaborate with other departments in settings where care must be coordinated between medical, MAT, and psychiatric and behavioral needs
• Availability to work all shifts needed including overnights and weekends and holidays

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in human service field preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with psychiatric clients preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license and safe driving history.
• Must be bilingual, preferably bi-cultural (English/Spanish).
• Must have availability of an automobile to transport clients or perform other supportive services as necessary.

The Gandara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.