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Job Description:
Recovery Specialist
📍 Join SSTAR – A Total Health Community
đź’° Starting at
$20/hour Shift & Weekend Differentials
About Us
At SSTAR, we’re more than a treatment provider—we’re a community
dedicated to healing. Our mission is simple yet powerful: healing the
community, one person at a time.
We provide compassionate,
person-centered care that supports the mental, physical, and spiritual
well-being of every individual we serve. As a Federally Qualified
Health Center (FQHC), SSTAR offers eligible employees access to three
Loan Repayment Programs, helping you invest in your future while
making a difference today.
Position Overview
As a Recovery Specialist, you play a critical role in creating a
safe, structured, and supportive environment for individuals on their
recovery journey. You’ll work directly with clients, offering
guidance, supervision, and encouragement while ensuring program safety
and integrity.
This is a rewarding opportunity for individuals
passionate about helping others, building relationships, and
supporting recovery.
Why Join SSTAR?
✨ Meaningful, mission-driven work
✨ Supportive team
environment
✨ Competitive pay shift/weekend
differentials
✨ Loan repayment program options to apply to
✨
Opportunities for growth and development
What You’ll Do
Ensure a safe and structured program environment by monitoring client
activities
Provide supervision and support to clients on the unit
and during off-unit activities
Conduct 30-minute well-being
checks to ensure client safety
Perform searches of client
belongings at admission, discharge, or as directed
Complete shift
documentation, checklists, and records accurately and on
time
Maintain a professional, respectful, and therapeutic
approach with clients
Collaborate with team members to support
program goals and client care plans
Facilitate and document daily
group sessions
Participate in trainings, supervision, and team
meetings
Obtain and assess vital signs (BP, heart rate,
respirations, temperature)
Support additional program needs as
directed by leadership
What We’re Looking For
Passion for helping individuals in recovery
Strong communication
and interpersonal skills
Ability to remain calm, observant, and
professional in a fast-paced environment
Team-oriented mindset
with a commitment to compassionate care
Make an Impact
If you’re ready to be part of a team that truly makes a
difference, we want to hear from you. Join SSTAR and help transform
lives—one person at a time.
👉 Apply today and start your journey with purpose.
Experience and Skills:
Education & Experience
- High school diploma or Higher educational level or general education degree (GED).
- Experience working with substance use population is preferred.
- Ability to display initiative, responsibility, accountability, and professionalism.
- Demonstrates commitment working with an addicted population, enjoys working as part of a treatment team.
HOURLY WAGE RANGE: $20-22
Job Benefits:
Benefits
- 403B
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance through Massachusetts PFML
- Employee discounts, cell phone, eyewear, etc.
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Opportunities to earn CEU's
- Voluntary Benefits including but not limited to, Disability, Life, Critical Illness, Accident and Disability Insurances
Salary : $20 - $22