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 Ogle 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.

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.
• Commitment and ability to practice within the domains and ethics of the CRSS (certified recovery support specialist).
• 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 and 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.
• Comply with rule 132, collaborative and CARF documentation.
• Awareness of Recovery planning needs and development.

Requirements:

• Lived experience as a consumer of mental health services.
• GED or higher education.
• Public speaking and communication skills.
• Ability to utilize computer for service documentation.
• Teaching skills, non-judgmental personality, and empathic listening skills.
• Valid driver 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 Desire to pursue WRAP Certificate.
• Ability to pass pre-employment background checks.

Pay: $19.54 - $20.52 per hour

Sinnissippi Centers offers a competitive benefits package and healthcare plan.

• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with 100% employer match
• Paid time off (PTO) bank

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.