Recovery Support Specialist -PT REST

Recovery Support Specialist

Job description 2nd

Shift: PT 16 hours
* Weekend differential $1 more $22.76 Sunday - Monday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM Scope of Service:
The Recovery Support Specialist provides comprehensive community-based residential and support services to persons with mental health, intellectual, and addiction needs. Provides hands-on, intensive skill-building interventions and supports to enrich and achieve an overall level of independence and well-being with persons served. Collaborates with Community Support Specialists/Case Managers and the program to support individuals in achieving aspirations through person-centered, strengths-based, and culturally competent methods.

Recovery Support Specialist is experienced in the field of health and human services and has served in capacity of a Peer Specialist/Recovery Support Specialist for a minimum of one (1) year. In addition to providing recovery support services and serving as a consumer advocate, RSS II works in a leadership role mentoring and coaching fellow peers, facilitating groups, and/or develops and implements recovery plans to assist clients in pursuing their recovery goals.

As identified, RSS II provides hands-on instruction with activities of daily living, life-skill and wellness coaching, and provides case management activities as required.

Job Requirements

• Client Care:
• Establishes rapport and 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 in a significant way.
• 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 in 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/co-facilitates psycho-educational groups as indicated.
• Maintains client records and reporting documentation as indicated by the agency.
• Attends and participates in monthly staff and supervision meetings.
• Conducts regular apartment/house inspections and supports clients in maintaining overall cleanliness.
• Environmental and Mentoring Responsibilities:
• 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 Director of South-Central Peer Services, co-facilitates 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.
• Quality Assurance – Chart Documentation and Professional Development:
• Adheres to policies and practices…