Addiction Recovery Mentor - Community Response Team

Overview

This recruitment has been reopened for additional applicants and will remain open until filled. If you have already applied for recruitment #536-2025-7, you do not need to reapply. New applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time without further notice.

Do you have a passion for supporting individuals navigating substance use and mental health challenges? Are you energized by working with a collaborative, dedicated treatment team? If so, we want to hear from you! As an Addiction Recovery Mentor, you will respond alongside a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) or Associate (QMHA) to calls from diverse sources, including 988, law enforcement, community members, family members, and individuals in need.

You will provide support in the community during difficult times as well as build strong relationships with individuals in service and community partners while connecting them to critical resources. In addition, you will deliver mentoring services across various settings, ensuring those we serve receive the highest quality care and support. We offer the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families, a collaborative environment with a committed team of behavioral health professionals, and the opportunity to contribute to your community and grow in your career.

Help shape a healthier, more inclusive community. If you re ready to make a difference and help individuals reclaim their lives, apply today to become a vital part of our mission!

Typical

Work Schedule:

Sunday - Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.

- midnight or Wednesday - Saturday, 9:00 p.m.

- 7:30 a.m. with flexibility depending upon the needs of the department and program.

Assist and support persons served in county addiction treatment programs in accessing community health and social services; refer persons served to appropriate resources; advocate to obtain required services as necessary; provide information and education on wellness-related issues.

Work under the general direction of a clinical supervisor or designee who assigns work, establishes goals and reviews the results obtained for overall effectiveness.

Supervision and lead work are not responsibilities of this classification. If an appointing authority assigns an employee to a full spectrum of lead worker duties, the county shall compensate the employee as described in the Marion County Personnel Rules.

The incumbent in this position upholds confidentiality rules/regulations including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part
2. Services may be delivered in person or via telehealth; services may be delivered in the following locations, but not limited to office or in the community including settings necessary to deliver addiction counseling services (e.g., PCC, schools, hospitals, jail, courtroom, residences including transitional treatment bed). The incumbent performs all of the following using a person-centered, strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and ethically-guided approach.

This position is stationed and dispatched from the Behavioral Health Crisis Center.

• Builds rapport with persons served. Identifies the needs of persons served and their families; conducts outreach to engage persons who would benefit from addiction treatment services and supports; assists persons served in reestablishing awareness of internal resources such as intelligence, competence, goal setting, and problem-solving abilities; identifies health and safety risks to self or others; applies crisis prevention, management, and de-escalation skills.
• Renders mentoring services and supports both in the office and in community settings necessary to deliver addiction counseling services and supports; works within a team; collaborates with coworkers and community partners; assists persons served in accessing the resources they need to recover from substance abuse problems; provides case management and care coordination services; assists in making timely referrals to other professionals, agencies, community programs, or appropriate resources;
  
  evaluates outcome of referrals.
• Assists in removing barriers to success; assists in transporting persons served to medical appointments, food pantry sites, shelter assistance, benefits programs, etc.; creates and maintains positive relationships with community partners; advocates on behalf of persons served and in support of resource development.
• Provides outreach and engagement in partnership with peace officers and corrections professionals; determines and addresses immediate/crisis needs at the point of contact with peace officers and thereafter; ensures the safety and stability of persons served; identifies when there is a need for professional substance use disorders and/or mental health assessment by a qualified professional; assists with intake procedures; gathers information relevant to demographic, substance…