The Benefits for a NARA NW Employee!
Employees at 20 hours /week are eligible for:

• Medical, dental and vision plans;

• Insurance starts the first of the month after you start.

All Employees eligible for:

• Sick, vacation, and personal paid time off;

• 14 recognized holidays (including your birthday);

• 401k retirement plan with up to 4% company match;

• Employee referral program: up to $1000;

• Opportunities for career growth and promotion;

• Public Student Loan Forgiveness -NARA NW is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit, FQHC;

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Recovery Mentor provides support, mentoring and follow-up services to clients, conducts outreach intervention and aftercare for clients, and facilitates family intervention as needed.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Mentor clients by serving as a role model and providing support based on relevant knowledge and experience.
• Implement strategies to inspire, encourage, motivate, and instruct clients through relapse prevention and recovery.
• Develop intervention plan for client identified by treatment and housing staff.
• Escort and provide clients to initial treatment programs.
• Introduce clients to appropriate 12-step support.
• Escort clients to primary care provider assessment or mental health assessments when appropriate.
• Follow-up on referral resources to determine outcome of intervention.
• Document intervention activities.
• Use proven intervention techniques on individual clients and families when appropriate.
• Collect client demographic and program outcome data.
• Work with staff at Hooper Center, family housing, and treatment specialists for treatment agencies.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Recovery Mentor
• Understanding of 12-step model of recovery.
• One year of experience performing the duties noted above or equivalents.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible work schedule.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients, the community, and other staff members.
• Work collaboratively with clients, other NARA staff, team members, and to treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times.
• Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community is considered a plus.
• If in recovery, must have a minimum of two years sobriety/clean time.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests.
• Ability to pass criminal background and DMV checks.
• This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the positions activities and requirements, the agency reserves the rights to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

NARA NW is fully committed to supporting sobriety. All employees must agree to model sobriety, including no alcohol drinking, no illicit drug use, no marijuana use, and no prescription drug abuse behavior. If in recovery, must have been sober/clean for a length of time sufficient to demonstrate that will be able to model sobriety.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position’s activities and requirements, the agency reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties, as necessary.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, US Code, Sections 472 and 473). NARA Northwest is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration. Experience working with Native American/ Alaska Native community is considered a plus.