Recovery Specialist - Waukegan, United States - Nicasa

Description

Nicasa

Position Description - Peer Recovery Specialist

Qualifications:

High school degree or related equivalent. Must have at least three years of successful recovery. Knowledge of Lake County recovery community and Lake County resources is required.


Skills

• Able to serve as a role model, mentor, advocate and motivator to recovery individuals in order to help prevent relapse and promote long term recovery
• Strong interpersonal skills ability to communicate with clients, their significant others, criminal justice, and social services professionals
• Knowledge and understanding of cooccurring disorders
• Familiarity with Lake County service providers.
• Gender and cultural competence with diverse populations
• Flexible
• Ability to multitask and crisis manage

Position Responsibilities:

• Outreach to and engage members of the recovery community including former and present program participants
• Engage individuals in their recovery process, by providing case management services
• Be an advocate for the needs of the client
• Facilitate frequent meetings of past and current program participants
• Maintain excellent communications with all referral sources
• Gather data for evaluation purposes
• Assure appropriate program linkages with community referral sources
• Collaborate with the treatment team to ensure the program participants receive the services they need
• Educate professional staff about the recovery process from the client perspective
• Assist client in choosing, obtaining and keeping recovery goals
• Assist in clinical and support services as needed
• Other duties as may be required

**Nicasa is an Equal Opportunity Employer


Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time


Pay:
$ $21.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply


Work Location:
Multiple locations