Recovery Support Specialist - PT Haven Halfway House

Shift

PT 16 hours – Saturday and Sunday 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM

New Haven Halfway House

The Recovery Support Specialist (RSS) provides comprehensive community‑based residential and support services to persons with mental health, intellectual, and addiction needs. The role involves hands‑on, intensive skill‑building interventions and supports to enrich and help persons achieve an overall level of independence and well‑being. The RSS collaborates with Community Support Specialists and Case Managers to support individuals in achieving their aspirations through person‑centered, strength‑based, and culturally competent methods.

The RSS is experienced in health and human services and has served as a Peer Specialist/Recovery Support Specialist for a minimum of one year. In addition to providing recovery support services and acting as a consumer advocate, the RSS works in a leadership role, mentoring and coaching fellow peers, facilitating groups, and developing and implementing recovery plans to assist clients in pursuing their recovery goals.

The RSS provides hands‑on instruction with activities of daily living, life‑skill and wellness coaching, and offers case‑management activities as required.

• Establishes rapport and a working relationship with clients.
• As a mentor, provides an invaluable role in the life of people who are newly attempting to create a life in the community by teaching, role‑modeling, and/or prompting to enhance strengths and build upon skill deficits.
• Provides face‑to‑face, hands‑on supportive assistance helping clients to maintain community living.
• Promotes clients’ strengths and abilities to improve socialization, recovery, self‑advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community‑living skills.
• Provides supportive companionship and discussions oriented toward problem‑solving.
• Engages clients in routine medical, social, wellness, and other community appointments as part of their recovery.
• Works with and supports clients to achieve aspirations and goals and participates in recovery planning as indicated in their Care plan.
• Develops individual recovery and/or wellness plans as indicated.
• Assists clients to access community resources, travel planning, and transportation efforts.
• Attends and participates in identified collaborative team and external community meetings as indicated.
• Facilitates/cofacilitates psycho educational groups as indicated.
• Maintains client records and reporting documentation as required by the agency.
• Attends and participates in monthly staff and supervision meetings.
• Conducts regular apartment/house inspections and supports clients in maintaining overall cleanliness.

• Coaches and mentors RSS interns during their practicum placements.
• Mentors and serves as a lead RSS in programs where more than one RSS is present.
• In collaboration with Program Management, cofacilitates RSS self‑care and supervision groups as indicated.
• Provides support and accountability during fidelity, quality, and licensing reviews.
• Maintains a clean, well‑organized work environment and reports environmental concerns as identified.
• Participates in upkeep and sanitation of common areas, kitchens, bathrooms, and other areas as identified.
• Participates in Food Bank activities as assigned and applicable.
• Participates in property upkeep and general office maintenance that supports workplace safety.
• Completes other designated environmental tasks as assigned.

• Adheres to policies and practices as outlined in the staff handbook and program operations manual.
• Consistently works in a respectful, constructive, and cooperative manner.
• Upholds HIPAA regulations and secures all necessary releases of information for outside communication.
• Models culturally competent behavior when interacting with clients, providers, and fellow staff.
• Maintains accurate electronic records and case files in accordance with programming, contractual, licensing, and accreditation requirements.
• Adheres to the standards of the Council on the Accreditation of…