Recovery Coach

The OPTIONS Recovery Coach provides Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) overdose response and follow up. Duties, including but not limited to, screening, behavioral health crisis de‑escalation, assessment, referral to community treatment services and resources, system navigation, short‑term Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and behavioral health interventions, and aid in completion of the State's Medicaid program application for the uninsured population, in collaboration with local law enforcement.

• Responds to SUD/OUD‑related emergency calls along with law enforcement, or other first responder agencies, prioritizing nonfatal overdose calls and the highest needs requests for support, as able.
• Responds to behavioral health and mental health related emergency calls along with law enforcement, or other first responder agencies, prioritizing competing demands through triage, when possible.
• Coordinates with a Recovery Coach, Peer, or Patient Navigator, as available, to provide post‑overdose response and support to overdose survivors within seventy‑two (72) hours after a non‑fatal overdose event, to include: provision of information around Harm Reduction, treatment and recovery support services that are available, and the availability of naloxone if requested.
• Coordinates with community resources and client treatment team, as available, to provide post response and support. Provision of information around community resources, services, supports and other options for services that are available.
• Provides Naloxone kits and Naloxone administration training in the specific type of Naloxone being provided to the individual and/or affected others during the post overdose follow‑up.

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Knowledge of Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders and Co‑Occurring treatment services and at least two years of related field or volunteer experience.
• Recovery Coach certification from CCAR preferred; or required to obtain within 9 months of employment.
• Must maintain a current driver's license and a clean driving record as outlined in Spurwink's Driving Policy.

• Health/Dental/Vision /Pet Insurance
• Employer Paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability
• Retirement Account with Matching Contribution (after one year of service)
• Scholarships to ME Community Colleges
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 25% Tuition Reimbursement for UNE Master of Social Work Program
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
• Quality Supervision and Paid Training Opportunities
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Flexibility of Schedules
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Opportunity for Same Day Pay
• Health Plan Enrollees - Access to Several Discounts (Hotels, Electronics, Auto, Groceries, Event Tickets, and More)

Spurwink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.