The HCWH Recovery Coach oversees a variety of cases through different venues on a daily basis in Torrington and is able to provide those with an Opioid Disorder or recent Opioid Overdose seeking assistance the necessary tools to accomplish their goals. The Recovery Coach will maintain a schedule including but not limited to hours of actual street outreach, use of equipment and supplies as well as a schedule of external support providers to assist in the recovery from Opioid use.

Responsibilities

• Helps area Homeless Outreach Teams in locating homeless sites and aids in providing outreach alongside them
• Creates and maintains relationships with state, city and community agencies/resources including facilitating relationships with agencies not currently working with the Opioid Crisis
• Assists those with a history of Opioid use/Opioid overdose in acquiring services in the community
• Assumes hours of street outreach along with scheduled hours of appointment based outreach at a community based sites (Soup Kitchen, Gathering Place, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, etc.)
• Designs, promotes and participates in activities and events that promote empowerment and recovery
• Maintaining records of Outreach usage by those with Opioid Use Disorders and/or Opioid overdose histories and their families

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree in Mental Health related field preferred
• HS Diploma or GED required
• Identifies personal experience with recovery
• Two years experience working with adults with severe and prolonged mental illness, addiction and/or two years’ experience working with people in recovery
• Two years in a human service organization preferred

Salary

Starting at $20.00 per hour

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)