CST Recovery Support Specialist

Together we inspire wellness.

Through hope & healing, Sinnissippi Centers strives to empower all to live their best lives.

Sinnissippi Centers is looking to hire a Recovery Support Specialist (RSS). The RSS shall provide recovery-oriented, person-centered, and trauma-informed services, advocate; and provide information and support for individuals seeking treatment at SCI. This position will work closely with our Lee County Community Support Team (CST).

The RSS shall perform a wide range of tasks to assist adults (receiving services) in recovery and reclaiming their lives from mental illness. The RSS will possess the skills to maintain high professionalism, ethics, and positive interactions. In addition, the RSS will help increase wellness and recovery education and reduce stigma throughout Illinois, in targeted communities, and at SCI. The RSS will, when applicable, promote or educate on the components of Wellness and Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and help to increase Online Recovery Academy and CRSS Library (ORACL) activity. The RSS will complete other duties related to recovery support services and other state and federal grant deliverables.

Requirements:

• Experience with the mental health and/or substance abuse system, either personally or via the experience of an individual in your care.
  
• GED or higher education.
• Public speaking and communication skills.
• Ability to use a computer for service documentation.
• Teaching skills, non-judgmental personality, and empathic listening skills.
• Valid driver's license / current automobile liability insurance including uninsured motorist coverage.
• Current CRSS or desire to pursue CRSS state certification; willingness to acquire CRSS state certification while on the job.
• WRAP Certification or the desire to pursue WRAP Certificate.
• Ability to pass pre-employment background checks.

Objectives:

• Willingness to self-disclose personal experience as a consumer of mental health services and/or dual diagnosis services.
• Participate in statewide events/summits/training/activities that support the education/development/ promotion of WRAP, MHFA, and Recovery Support and Consumer Provider Services
• Communicate with members of the outpatient team when appropriate and needed for proper consumer care.
• Support for choice by the persons receiving services.
• Educate individuals on wellness and recovery supports.
• Educate individuals on how to make the treatment work for them and their choices in the recovery process.
• Advocate for individuals using professionalism and non-adversarial approaches.
• Be aware of and take appropriate action with high-risk indicators/suicidal and homicidal ideations.
• Willingness, ability, and commitment to serving as a role model for recovery.
  
• Facilitate group and individual sessions.
• Avoid dual relationships when possible and appropriate for the best interest of the individuals.

Pay: $19.54 - $20.51 per hour

Sinnissippi Centers offers a competitive benefits package and healthcare plan.

• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Agency-provided Life insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) Retirement plan with 50% - employer match

Equal Employment Opportunity

YOU are welcome here. At Sinnissippi Centers, we understand that each person is unique and rooted in their individual culture. Using evidence-based practices, our approach of trauma-informed care creates a safe place where people are seen, heard, valued, empowered to succeed, and can proudly see themselves-as consumers, as staff, and as community members.