Recovery Coach

Quincy, MA, United States

**Job Type:** Regular

**Time Type:** Part time

**Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)

**FLSA Status:** Non-Exempt

**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, youre making a difference in peoples lives.**

The role is based in Massachusetts and requires some in-person in the Boston Area.

BILH-PC is seeking a Recovery Coach to work with its Primary Care Addiction Medicine Team. The Addiction Medicine team provides recovery support and overdose prevention services to individuals in the BILH-PC Community. This includes access to Medication for the treatment of Substance Use Disorder (MSUD), case management, and recovery coaching

At BILH-PC, we believe in a world without stigma. We advocate for the expansion of access to all types of addiction treatment, and we also recognize a parallel need to reduce the harms associated with drug use for people who do not seek treatment, who cannot currently access treatment, or who have recently relapsed. We do not require our recoverees to stop using before we start helping them, and we know that recovery is a life-long process. We let our patients, clients, and peers define what recovery means to them. Lived experience of substance use disorders, homelessness, and/or the criminal justice system would be a strong asset for this role and those with these experiences are encouraged to apply. Additionally, we are looking for someone who embraces the mission of BILH-PC, and who is committed to offering hope to individuals as they work towards achieving sustained remission.

Hours: Part-time, 20 hours per week

**Job Description:**

**Responsibilities:**

With recoveree and team members, conducts initial assessment, reviews the recoverees substance use disorder (SUD) history, develops a wellness plan, and identifies the recoverees goals and expectations; works collaboratively with the recoveree and the care coordinators to develop a recovery-supportive care plan that includes services for treatment of SUDs, including evidence-based practices; engages with recoverees diagnosed with SUD, collaboratively identifying and addressing barriers to successful remission while serving as role model, ally, and advocate.

Provides overdose prevention education, and resources as needed; provides timely and responsive support to recoverees in risk of relapse, those who continue to struggle or other unsafe behaviors during working hours and creates relapse prevention plans to support recoveree during non-business hours.

Supports the recoveree in their process among the multiple systems which impact the recovery-including their recovery community, the addiction treatment system, the medical treatment system, and the recoverees own cultural/social context, community, family, to facilitate positive connections across systems of care.

Negotiates and creates opportunities for access to treatment and social services for recoverees; advocates on behalf of recoverees to help decrease barriers to care; offers education to recoverees about addiction and utilizes motivational enhancement techniques to explore ambiguity and encourage progress in stages of change.

Escorts recoverees on day of release to facilitate their connection to care; facilitates and/or co-facilitates weekly remission support group(s).

Work collaboratively with PCP and the OBAT teams to support people seeking remission support and to refer people to SUD treatment modalities as needed;

Work collaboratively with external recovery-oriented services

Clearly and effectively facilitates communication between the recoveree, clinicians, OBAT nurse c

Ability to work independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary team;

Reviews the caseload with the OBAT team each week focusing on new recoverees and recoverees who are having difficulties.

**Qualifications:**

Experience working with people who have a history of housing instability, trauma, and substance use disorders; lived experience of substance use disorders, homelessness, and/or the criminal justice system would be a strong asset for this role and those with these experiences are encouraged to apply.

Knowledge of healthy and appropriate boundaries when working with vulnerable populations; knowledge of harm reduction strategies including opioid overdose prevention and response, safer injection techniques, or willingness to be trained to become expert in these topics.

Fluency in Spanish will be a strong asset for this role and bilingual applicants are especially encouraged to apply; additional compensation for demonstrated verbal proficiency in Spanish and English.

Recovery Coach Academy (RCA) graduate preferred or willingness to complete RCA within 4 months of hire required; Certified Addictions Recovery Coach (CARC) certification required within first 12 months of employment; high school diploma required.

Comfort with multiple pathways to remission from SUD and willingness to embrace a recoveree-centered approach that recognizes an individuals preferences and autonomy; ability to lead group conversations and facilitate group support.

If in long term sustained remission, minimum of 4 years in sustained remission at time of application.

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