What are the responsibilities and job description for the CRS -Community Engagement position at SOUTHWEST BEHAVIORAL CARE INC?
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SOUTHWEST BEHAVIORAL CARE, INC.
Full-Time
Greensburg, PA Location
Overall Function:
Will provide person-centered services to persons receiving substance treatment and/or case management services, to help them build supports and move towards recovery and community integration.
Essential Functions:
- Works as a team member with a Drug and Alcohol Case Manager as part of the Community Engagement team to engage, coordinate, and refer individuals in the community to treatment and/or recovery support services.
- As necessary, participates in all appropriate staff meetings and maintains beneficial dialogue with all members of partnering Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff and CRS staff.
- Works with clients and their families, involved in substance treatment and/or case management services, to develop and implement their Individual Recovery/Service Plans.
- Participates in the after-hours on-call 24/7 treatment service access rotation process.
- Offers guidance on the recovery experience, including stage-appropriate recovery education.
- Assists clients in meeting their recovery goals by utilizing the phases of recovery: engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
- Educates consumers, family members, and professional staff about the recovery process; the damaging role that stigma can play in understanding recovery; and offers support related to obstacles that are often encountered during the early stages of recovery.
- Provides individualized person-centered services/support to assigned clients.
- Provides vision driven hope and encouragement regarding opportunities for varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (i.e., work, school, relationships, physical activities, and self-directed hobbies.)
- Facilitates access to various community resources to ensure basic needs are met.
- Introduces and engages clients into the recovery community and monitors their recovery stability.
- Provides ongoing assistance for individuals in obtaining and/or maintaining services from multiple systems (e.g., mental health, CYS, criminal justice, etc.) and offers referrals to treatment services when necessary.
- Maintains current client case record activity and progress, prepares and submits all required program reports and documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
- Adheres to all policies, laws, regulations, and codes of ethics, and confidentiality as outlined by federal and state laws and agency policies and procedures.
Qualifications:
- Self-identifies personal experience with Addiction Recovery or co-occurring services.
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
- Must successfully complete and pass the Certified Recovery Specialist Training and Certification Program in accordance with DDAP and PA Certification Board guidelines.
- Must successfully obtain Criminal History Clearance from the Pennsylvania State Police, Child Abuse, and FBI Clearances from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills in peer support and recovery principles, values, and practice through participation in county-approved certified recovery specialist orientation/training/professional development programs.
- Ability to transport oneself as the program needs dictate.
- Ability to observe and recognize verbal and non-verbal signs of physical or mental disorders.
- Ability to inspect and identify violations of program policies and procedures.
Available Benefits:
- Medical and dental benefits for eligible employees.
- Retirement plan with potential for agency match.
- Tuition discounts with partnering colleges and universities.
- Career advancement opportunities.
- Generous time off for eligible employees.
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