Counselor​/Recovery Coach - LADC

Counselor/ Recovery Coach - LADC - 91466

Northern Light Mercy Hospital |US:

ME:

Bangor | Behavioral Health/Social Services | Full Time

Salary range-  USD

The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, such as differentials, incentive programs and benefits.

Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Department:McAuley Residence - North

Position is located: McAuley Residence North

Work Type:Full Time

Work Schedule:Variable

Exempt:
No

Summary:

Counselor/Recovery Coach must have the ability and desire to work with women and children in a comprehensive transitional housing program and providing recovery-based services to all residents throughout the workday. The incumbent ensures optimal resident referrals and ensures that an appropriate application process and orientation prepare women for a residential experience that promotes building on their strengths and motivating them toward self-sufficiency.

The incumbent guides the residents in establishing and carrying out their individual goal setting plans with appropriate accountability and tracking of outcomes. The incumbent ensures basic financial literacy and budgeting, and links residents to agencies or providers to access necessary resources related to all types of healthcare, education, vocational counseling, employment, volunteering, financial management, legal advice, housing, healthy lifestyle, and parenting/childcare needs.

Counselor/Recovery Coach assists the Program Manager in ensuring the residents understand and adhere to program procedures and policies, recognizes when infractions have occurred and assists in appropriate corrective actions. The Counselor/Recovery Coach facilitates resident group meetings on a weekly basis, to include wellness and recovery, substance use education, 12 Step process, processing shame/guilt, and relapse prevention. All while striving for a positive, supportive environment to help empower women as they learn life skills.

The Counselor/Recovery Coach provides broader programmatic support by assisting co-workers with projects or events that support program goals as needed and appropriate. The incumbent effectively interacts with residents, resident children, family members, therapists, McAuley Residence and staff, agency providers, volunteers, mentors and donors. The incumbent performs duties and tasks in accordance with performance standards established for the job. The incumbent may have access to highly confidential resident and/or proprietary information and must handle and protect the information in accordance with hospital and system policies, HIPAA requirements and the highest level of ethical standards.

The incumbent is responsible for reporting all security evens, potential events, or other security risks to the organization. The incumbent is responsible for participation in and completion of all resident safety initiatives appropriate to the position and conducts all job responsibilities according to the Mission and Values of the Hospital.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates ability to interpret and convey the Mission and Values of Mercy Health System of Maine and McAuley Residence to different audiences.
• Understands and upholds the values of Mercy Health System of Maine and Catholic Health East. Represents McAuley Residence as a program founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy.
• Performs the substance use counseling/recovery component of the residential transitional housing program for women and children.
• Relates professionally with staff, residents, community providers, volunteers, donors, and the public.
• Has responsibility to teach the residents skills in relapse prevention, trauma and recovery, co-dependency, self-advocacy, household management, maternal and child health, and relationship building.
• Acts as a positive role model for residents.
• Assists the women in goal-setting processes through individual weekly meetings and documents progress with written and other reports.
• Plans and facilitates weekly resident general meetings.
• Assists in handling crisis situations.
• Assists the Program Director, Executive Director, and Mission Division Team.
• Advises according to recovery standards and best practice.
• Participates actively in area recovery network.
• Represents the organization to the community.
• Represents a housing program with access to supported services for women in recovery from domestic violence and substance abuse.
• Pursues professional development. Attends mandatory training sessions. Maintains appropriate CADC or LADC license. Renews on a timely basis with no lapse in licensure.
• Performs additional duties as required or assigned.

Other Information
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• Associate’s degree preferred in any of the following fields: counseling, childhood development, educational psychology, social and behavioral sciences, social work, education and human development, mental health and human…