EPICC Recovery Coach at Archdiocese of St. Louis Saint Louis, MO

Overview

EPICC Recovery Coach job at Archdiocese of St. Louis. Saint Louis, MO.

Since its founding in 1985, Queen of Peace Center (QOPC) has been providing family-centered behavioral healthcare for women, children, and families. As a member of the Federation of Catholic Charities, we serve the metropolitan and surrounding St. Louis area through four core programs: prevention, education, treatment, and housing.

POSITION TITLE: EPICC Recovery Coach

REPORTS TO :
Community Clinical Director

LOCATION :
Cathedral Tower

DIRECT REPORTS : N/A

OUR MISSION To bring the healing, help, and hope of Jesus Christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence.

Join the dynamic and expanding Engaging Patients in Care Coordination (EPICC) team and assist in addressing the St. Louis region’s opioid epidemic. As a Recovery Coach for the EPICC Project, you will have the opportunity to work on a community collaboration with 5 treatment centers in the Eastern Region of Missouri. Potential Recovery Coaches/Peer Specialists should be prepared to outreach EPICC clients in the field, provide equitable service delivery to a diverse client population, complete data entry requirements in a timely manner, and manage agency-specific tasks and responsibilities.

This is a full-time position. Must possess Missouri Peer Specialist certification at time of hire or within 6 months of hire.

• Follow monthly Recovery Coach outreach schedule/plan;
  
  Note:
  
  coaches may be required to work a maximum of 2 weekends per month (rotating days off during the week) and will be required to maintain a flexible schedule to ensure 24/7 coverage.
• Provide outreach to individuals who use opioids and motivate them/provide linkage to treatment services (via hospital ED, community-based outreaching, street outreach services, and in partnership with community-based referral sources as required).
• Coordinate connection to treatment and recovery support services and collaborate with current partners to eliminate barriers to long term recovery/treatment engagement.
• Accurately document outreaches in FAMCare Database the following business day after the outreach is completed.
• Follow-up with clients and treatment centers as needed to ensure the referral to services was completed and the client was connected/admitted to the agency.
• Complete client follow-ups as needed to keep the client engaged or to re-engage as well as completing status updates at two weeks, 30 days, three months and six months post-outreach.
• Meet with Program Management regularly to debrief from on-call shifts, discuss cases and engagement strategies, and ensure proper form completion.

• Must work well in a team environment and willing to be flexible.
• Must have strong time management skills and be able to work independently.
• Must be willing to be on call (via shift work) to provide outreach contact within 60 minutes and travel throughout the Greater St. Louis region (including seven counties).
• Must be able to communicate well with others using clear verbal expression and thoughtful listening skills.
• Must remain flexible and adapt to workplace changes as needed.
• Must be comfortable working with diverse populations (including race, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity, etc.) and be committed to providing service delivery through an equity framework.
• Must have good people-skills and easily build rapport with clients and co-workers.
• Must possess good time management skills to ensure all responsibilities are completed and maintained.
• Must adhere to the philosophy that medication assisted treatment is an appropriate form of treatment for people in recovery.
• Basic computer skills including familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite of applications.

• Must possess Missouri Peer Specialist certification at time of hire or within 30 days of hire.
• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Previous lived experience with substance use. Former consumer of substance use treatment services is a plus. Must be in recovery for a minimum of two years.

• Must have a reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license…