RECOVERY COACH

The Recovery Coach (Case Manager) is dedicated to working with individuals who have a serious mental illness and live in the community. The goal of recovery coaching services is empowering individuals to become more physically and mentally well, independent, and integrated into their community. A recovery coach functions as a case manager and provides participants a pathway toward recovery and positive change through linkage to services, supports, and resources as well as problem resolution in their community.

This role is community based and expected to work out in the community most of the time however some work from home is possible if not meeting with individuals or needed in the office.

Essential Duties and Functions

• Link participants to desired/needed services and resources according to their behavioral health treatment plan goals.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of local resources and treatment options.
• Assist participants in accessing employment, housing, social supports, and various other supports that may be needed.
• Schedule and attend visits to people in recovery in settings such as the participant's residential program, their home, and their community.
• Model recovery and resiliency principles, cultural competency, and trauma awareness and incorporate them into daily interactions with participants and colleagues.
• Assist participants in recovery in completing necessary paperwork (environmental matrix, consents and releases of information, strength and needs assessment, behavioral health treatment plan, referrals, etc.)
• Ensure all documentation is completed to meet state, county, company, and department regulations and guidelines as required.
• Maintain productivity requirements as required by the program.
• Coordinate case conferences and act as the treatment team leader along side the therapists, psychiatrists, family members, PCP, and others as required to ensure person's supports in recovery are maintained and natural supports are put into place.
• Participate in clinical consultations with the recovery coaching supervisor, the team, the clinical liaison, and payors.

• Bachelor's degree with major course work in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, other related social sciences, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling, or education; or,
• Registered nurse; or
• A high school diploma and 12 semester credit hours in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or other social science and two years experience in direct contact with mental health consumers; or
• A high school diploma and five years of mental health direct care experience in public or private human services with employment as a case management staff person prior to April 1, 1989.
• Valid Driver's license
• Strong knowledge of recovery and resiliency principles.